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THERAPEUTICS OF HOMOEOPATHY; 



OUTLINES OF 



SUCCESSFUL HOMEOPATHIC CURES, 



COLLECTED FROM THE BEST HOMOEOPATHIC PERIODICALS, 



DR. ERNST FERDINAND RUCKERT. 



TRANSLATED BY 

CHARLES J. HEMPEL, M.D. 



NEW- YORK : 

WILLIAM RADDE, 32 2 BROADWAY. 
LONDON : 

H. BALLIERE, 219 REGENT-STREET. 
1846. 



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Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1845, by 

WILLIAM RADDE, 

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New-York. 



NETT-TORX ! 

JOHN F TROTV AND CO. PRINTERS, 

33 ANN STREET. 



THE AUTHOR'S PEEFACE. 

Homoeopathy continues to prove the correctness of its 
principles, not only by curing slight indispositions, but also 
serious and even the most inveterate chronic diseases. The 
principle, " similia similibus curantur," may be legitimately 
applied to the treatment of every known form of disease ; in- 
deed, there is no disease on record in all the ancient and mod- 
ern treatises on the Theory and Practice of Medicine, in the 
treatment of which Homoeopathy has not shown a decided 
superiority and a marked success. 

We now possess a rich treasure of successful cures, all of 
which are of great importance to the practitioner. Those 
cures which have been effected by one single, or, at most, by 
two or three remedies, appear to be the most instructive. The 
narration of such cures may, so to say, form the basis of a 
future homoeopathic therapei'a ; such cures are verifications of 
the curative powers which the proving of a drug had led us to 
conclude it possessed. By comparing a number of analogous 
cases of disease in which the same remedy has effected a cure, 
the confidence which we may repose in the curative power of 
a remedy, as well as its use in certain forms of disease, becomes 
more and more certain. 

The following collection is chiefly composed of cases, where 
but one or a few remedies have been employed. I have inter- 
mixed them with appropriate practical remarks, and have 
constantly indicated the source whence the information has 
been derived. 

As regards the classification of the different forms of dis- 
ease, I have adopted the arrangement of symptoms which 
Hahnemann has followed in his Materia Medica. Two In- 



4 



THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE. 



dices have been added to this work for the purpose of facili- 
tating the finding of any particular case. 

Although a work like this seems to be more especially 
written for beginning practitioners and such laymen as wish 
to obtain a general view of the results and the efficiency of the 
homoeopathic method of cure, yet I believe that even older 
practitioners may avail themselves of this work in order to 
ascertain what remedies had been successfully used in cases 
of disease which had already occurred before. 

Dr. E. F. RUCKERT. 

Konigsbruck. 



EXPLANATIONS. 



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cate the number of pellets that have been given at a dose. 



THERAPEUTICS OF HOMEOPATHY. 



I. 

DISEASES OF THE MIND. 

The different abnormal phenomena which we perceive in 
the various modes of manifestation of man's spiritual nature, 
except such morbid symptoms as are incidentally and transi- 
torily inherent in or resulting from certain kinds of fevers, con- 
stitute special and independent forms of disease. It is some- 
times difficult to cure these abnormal manifestations of man's 
spiritual vitality ; they do not always seem to be connected 
with or based upon a corresponding derangement of the vital 
functions of the body. Homoeopathy having for its object to 
ascertain even the minutest effects which a medicinal substance 
is capable of producing in the human organism, the provers of 
those substances were naturally led to inquire with the greatest 
care into the effects of drugs upon the mind. By shedding 
light upon the heretofore obscure and even unknown relation 
between the mind and medicinal substances, Homoeopathy 
has also in this respect obtained great advantages over the 
Old School. There are many cures of mental diseases by 
homoeopathic drugs on record, the most interesting of which I 
have collated in these pages. In relating a case of this kind 
I shall constantly try to point out the proximate cause of the 
mental disturbance, and to enumerate the whole of those symp- 
toms which have been cured by the homoeopathic agent. 

1. VARIETIES OP IDIOCY". 

Belladonna. Causes : Suppression of an acute exanthe- 
ma, sudden disparition of an erysipelas ; previously there had 
been inflammation of the brain, typhus, apoplexy. Arch. XL 
2, p. 86. 



6 DISEASES OF THE MIND. 

Hyosciamus. In a child of nine years. 

Symptoms : Did not recognize or observe the persons who 
were near. — Uttering piteous sounds ; lamentation and screams 
when touched. — No sleep, although the eyes were closed. — No 
desire except for beer and coffee. — Involuntary emission of 
urine, and of thin, fetid stools. — Moves to and fro and does 
every thing wrong. — Lies on one side, considerably bent. — 
Complete emaciation. — Bellad. VI. relieved the lamentations : 
in their place appeared a constant grasping at the face. Hvosc. 
III. relieved all the symptoms ; the subsequent ravenous hun- 
ger was relieved by Veratrum IV. Arch. I. 2, p. 49. 

Nux vom. X. one drop, two doses, in a young man of twenty- 
one years. — Causes : Mortified pride. 

Symptoms : Lies in bed in a state of stupid wakefulness, 
at times with a friendly look, at times staring. — Cannot speak 
a word ; yawns or sighs occasionally. — At times breathes 
calmly, at times moans. — Frequently touches his forehead, or 
knits his brow. — Tenseness of abdomen. — No stool. — Urine 
scanty and bright-red. No desire for any thing. — Pulse weak 
and not frequent. — St ram. III. one drop, and Bellad. X°° had 
no effect ; Opium II 000 , four doses morning and evening, acted 
favorably for a time. The first dose of Nux produced an im- 
provement from the seventh to the eleventh day ; the second 
dose effected a total cure. Allg. Horn. Zeit. IV. p. 316. 

2. DELIRIUM TREMENS. 

Belladonna X. one drop in water, a table-spoonful every 
two hours ; there was great tremor. Arch. XIV. 2, p. 107. 

Belladonna X°°. In a distiller of forty years. Cause : 
Irregular mode of life, combined with great psoric symptoms. 

Symptoms : Obnubilation of the head ; want of memory. 
Sparks before the eyes like flashes of lightning ; imagines he 
sees bats. — Bloated face, with wild looks. — Tongue coated with 
mucus ; its borders looking as if they were torn. — Loathing 
of meat. — Violent thirst. — Delaying stool. — No sleep. — Stutter- 
ing, smiling every time he utters something. — Feeling of dry- 
ness in the throat, and pain during deglutition. — Dry cough 
with inclination to vomit. — Twistings of the limbs and stag- 
ings. — Cramp in the calves. — Tremor of the hands with cold 
sweat. — His manners betray anguish ; unsteadiness. — Peevish- 
ness. — Goes about affecting to be very busy ; undertakes this 
thing and that thing, sees things which do not exist, wants to 
pull out one of #iis teeth. — The symptoms improved in three 
days. The subsequent numbness, weakness, tingling before 



DELIRIUM TREMENS. 7 

the ears, the slight tremor of the hands, the jerks through the 
body were relieved by Nux vom. X°. Ann. I. p. 318. 

Calc. carb. X, employed in three psoric subjects. They 
were generally raving about fire, murder, rats and mice. 
Arch. XIV. 2, p. 107. 

Hyosciamus III 000 in a man that was much addicted to 
drinking brandy. 

Symptoms : 'Before the delirium he suddenly fell down and 
had a kind of epileptic fit. — Sleeplessness with constant talk- 
ing. — Desire to escape because he sees men that wish to arrest 
him. — He imagines he sees his wife who is standing near him, 
under a sofa standing at some distance. — Tremor of the limbs. 
— Cure effected by one dose. Pract. Contrib. of the Society of 
Laus. Sites. I. p. 54. 

Nux vom. VIII, one drop ; Cause : Drinking of strong beer. 

Symptoms : Pale, bloated face ; stuttering. — Tremor of all 
the limbs. — When questions are put to him, he answers wrong ; 
great anguish.- — Vomiting after every meal. — Runs about 
without being aware of it ; finally he drops in the street. — 
Diarrhoea and violent sweat. — Nux simply relieved the vomit- 
ing and the diarrhoea. Arch. XII. 1, p. 118. 

Nux vom. X, one drop ; Cause : Drinking brandy every 
day. 

Symptoms : Sleeplessness with startings. — Heat with much 
thirst, coming and going. — Brown-red urine. — Stool not daily. 
— Sometimes simple headache ; faintishness and pain in the 
legs. — He imagines he sees persons that cut all sorts of capers 
and assail him with questions. — Great anguish, with a moist 
coldness of the face, hands and feet. — Tremor, and desire to 
escape. — Aggravation of the symptoms when in bed. — Is con- 
scious of his condition. — Nux vom. X 000000 , and Bellad, 
X 000000 , were administered without any success. Ann. IV. 4, 
p. 453. 

Nux vom. One-tenth of a grain, every day. 

Symptoms : Indescribable anguish.— Congestion to the 
head. — Tongue coated white or brownish ; bitter taste. — Nau- 
sea and bitter vomiting. — Pressure and sensitiveness in the pit 
of the stomach ; pain in the region of the liver. — Constipation. 
— Tremor of the limbs. — Terrifying images, frightful dreams, 
sleep interrupted by startings. — Constant sweating. — A crisis 
came on in the shape of a bilious, acrid, excoriating diarrhoea. 
All. Horn. Zeit. V. p. 278. 

Opium Il° 00 . Cause : Drinking ardent spirits from vexation 
and grief. 

Symptoms : Tremor and twitchings of the extremities and 



3 DISEASES OP THE MIND. 

muscles of the face. — Contortion of the face, and spasmodic 
drawing up of the legs. — Recognizes those around him, but he 
connects them with his fancies. — At times he deems himself a 
murderer, at times he sees mice, scorpions, etc., he is anxious 
to escape. — When loudly called, he is roused from his fancies 
for a few moments. — Sweat over the whole body. — No stool ; 
no appetite. — Mastication becomes difficult. — Profuse lachry- 
mation and secretion of mucus of the left eye. — Want of 
thirst. — Pulse weak and feeble. Nux vom., one drop, had 
done no good. The subsequent weakness was relieved by 
China X. one drop. Arch. IX. 3, p. 129. 

Opium II, One drop, three doses, a dose every three hours. 
The disease began with a renewed epileptic fit ; the violent 
trembling was relieved by Coffea II one drop. In another 
case, which was complicated by pneumonia, the inflammatory 
symptoms yielded to Acon. and Bellad. Opium was unable 
to remove the delirium, the vision, or the running to and 
fro without an object ; Coffea II. one drop, procured sleep 
and consequent waking with full consciousness. Allg. Horn. 
Zeit. VI. p. 70, 71. 

Stramonium X, two doses, in a case, where the patient 
thought that one half of the extremities was cut off. Arch. 
XIV. 2, p. 107. 

Stramonium III 000 . Cause : Frequent drinking of beer. 

Symptoms : Taciturn, his eyes wander through the room, 
and seem to pursue something which is fleeing from him. — 
Heated, red, bloated face. Afterwards epileptic fits and com- 
plete craziness. — Thinks that strangers are hidden behind the 
stove : runs through the house and yard in great uneasiness. — 
Furious endeavors to escape. — The action of Hyosciam. 
which had been given previously, had been interfered with by 
drinking a quantity of beer; a dose of Stramon. cured the 
complaint. Pract. Contrib. of the Soc. of L. $., I. p. 53, Com- 
pare also Allg. Horn. Zeit. II. p. 114. 

3. MANIA, CRAZINESS. 

MENTAL DERANGEMENT IN CONSEQUENCE OF DEATH HAVING BEEN 
FORETOLD TO THE PERSON. 

Aconitum : In a girl of eighteen years ; Cause : Prediction 
of the day of her death. 

Symptoms : Delirium, at times weeping, at times laughing. 
— At night, she walks upon her bed, climbs along the wall, 
tries to escape. — By day, she is like one deaf and dumb, with- 
out answering. Acon. restored her completely. Arch. XL 2, 
p. 109. 



MANIA, CRAZINESS. 9 

Aconitum X. In a pregnant woman ; Cause : Fixed idea 
of approaching death. 

Symptoms : After delivery, violent congestion of blood to 
the chest, with oppressive anguish. — Intermittent pulse ; the 
body being covered with cold sweat. — Ravings about her ap- 
proaching death. — She lies quite still and points to the heart 
with a look full of anguish. (Recovered in two hours.) Arch. 
VII. 3, p. 42. 

Aconitum VIII. In a pregnant woman ; Cause : Expec- 
tation of approaching death. 

Symptoms : Melancholy and taciturn during her preg- 
nancy; total absence of joy, and depression of spirits ; every 
thing excites tears. — Hemorrhage after delivery and expecta- 
tion of certain death; cold sweats, anguish, loss of conscious- 
ness, convulsions. — Acon. procured beneficent sleep and a 
speedy return of a bright mood. Arch. IX. 1, p. 114. 

Belladonna X. Cause ; Violent injury of one's feelings, 
and fright. 

Symptoms: Frightful anguish ; he sees ghosts and devils 
that threaten to murder him. — Fear of death ; black dogs 
threaten to seize him. — Recognizes nobody . — -Trembling of all 
the limbs. — Tries to take the teeth out of the mouth, to bite 
those who are near him, to spit, strike. — Sleepless uneasiness ; 
difficult to control. — He feels as if he were pulled up by a wire. 
— Sees double.- — Paralysis of the upper eye-lid. — Sweat which 
smells acrid or like a volatile salt.— After a quarter of an hour 
the patient fell into an easy sleep, and afterwards woke up 
with perfect consciousness. — The subsequent fearfulness, the 
visions, the occasional recurrence of a comatose condition were 
relieved by Opium I. Arch. V. 1, p. 97. 

Belladonna X°°, three doses, exhibited at intervals of 
eight days. In a boy of seventeen years. 

Symptoms : Sleeplessness ; at times weeps, at times sings ; 
raves about soldiers and war. — During the day he comes home 
out of breath, and is full of anxiety on account of soldiers or a 
bull which he imagined pursued him. — Hides himself from 
mere anguish. — Gathers herbs to which he applies false 
names; he does them up in paper and offers them to the 
passers-by for sale. — Uses his cane as a gun. — Frequently he 
suddenly walks about crooked and limping. — Quarrels with 
his relatives and strikes them. — Great dilatation of the pupils. 
— Eats little, does no work. — Looks deranged, bloated, yellow. 
— Presses the hat down as far as the eyes. Arch. XII. 3, p. 79. 

Belladonna. Two grains done up in eight powders, 
every day two powders. In a widow. 



10 DISEASES OF THE MIND. 

Symptoms: Dashes the windows to pieces, tears every 
thing that comes before her, rages, raises a tumult, spits. — ■ 
Swears, with staring, wild looks, and disordered hair. — -Wrong 
ideas of things. — Corners of the mouth are covered with foam. 
— Loathes drinking, and seems to experience difficulty in 
swallowing her drink. Annal. IV. p. 329. 

Belladonna X. Two doses. In a woman of thirty-eight 
years. 

Symptoms : She fears and mistrusts every body. — Great 
anxiety; has nowhere rest and tries to escape. — Desires to 
look at the sun and fire. — Tossing about at night. — Seeks 
to be alone, and when alone cuts all sorts of capers. — Is never 
disposed to speak ; every answer is accompanied by screams 
and an expression of ill humor. Ann. IV. p. 340. 

Belladonna X°°. In a man of twenty-seven years ; Cause : 
Disappointed hope and grief. 

Symptoms : Visits every day the grave of his sister, calls 
her loudly and converses with her. — At last rage breaks 
out; he is lying without any consciousness or pulsations, 
with a staring look, calling his sister. — Strikes his breast, 
body, knocks himself against the wall, and strikes those 
around him ; he has foam at the mouth. — Seizes his throat, 
tears his neck-cloth loose, laments and moans ; strikes and 
kicks with his arms and feet all around. The cure is speedily 
accomplished. Annal. IV. 2, p. 193. 

Belladonna ; one dose. In a man of thirty-four years ; 
Cause: Vehement disturbance of one's equanimity. 

Symptoms : Stitching pain in the temples ; feeling of icy 
coldness on the top of the head.— Murmuring before the ear 
with hardness of hearing. — Stitching pain in the chest during 
a deep inspiration and dry cough. — Heat in the abdomen. — 
Much thirst. — Visions before the eyes ; staring look. — Trem- 
bling of the limbs. — Pulse full, quick and hard. — Talking 
delirious : he does not believe that he is sick, wants to go 
about his business ; talks of doing much business, complains 
of men that have done him much injury. Jahrbuch d. horn. 
Heilanst. I. p. 145. 

Belladonna, one dose. In a streng man of fifty-five 
years ; Cause : Grief on account of the loss of his wife and 
various annoyances. 

Symptoms : Heaviness of the head, as if the head would 
fall off. — Increasing darkness before the eyes ; staring look. — 
Vertigo when walking. — Frequent heat of the body with 
trembling. — Heaviness of the limbs; they feel heavy as lead. — 
Ravings of the fancy ; he imagines that his wife is hovering 



MANIA, CRAZ1NESS. XX 

around him, and that her voice issues forth from every object 
around him ; he imagines he is obliged either to pray or to die 
with her. — Sleeplessness. — Rash-like, burning eruption upon 
the chest. Jahrbuch d. horn. H., II. p. 120. 
Lachesis X°°. Cause : Excessive study. 
Symptoms : Excessive talkativeness ; makes all the time 
speeches, using the choicest expressions, and jumping from 
one subject to another. — Pride and mistrust towards those near 
him. Arch. XIV. 1, p. 7. 

Nux vom. X. one dose. In a boy of fifteen years ; Cause : 
Humiliated ambition. 

Symptoms : Becomes suddenly confused, talks nonsense, 
and does every thing wrong. — Heaviness of the head, pain in 
the body and the small of the back. — Weak, cannot remain 
up. — Face at times red, at times pale, with a pointed nose. — 
Irritated pulse. — Want of appetite. — Perfect recovery in thirty- 
six hours. Ann. I. p. 50. 

Nux vom. Cause : Cessation of the hemorrhoidal flux. 
Symptoms: Erroneous ideas, with anguish and uneasi- 
ness.— Fulness and stagnation in the abdomen. Prac. corn- 
man. 1827, p. 11. 

Opium, one quarter of a grain. In a man of eighty-four 
years. 

Symptoms : He imagines that he is not in his house ; in- 
tends to find it. — He imagines that he is in some distant hotel ; 
stops the passers-by and inquires of them where they are 
going. — Costiveness, meteorism. — Congestion of blood and 
redness of the face. — Comatose sort of unconsciousness ; he 
does not immediately recognize his acquaintances. — Con- 
tinuous anguish, wild manners and unsuccessful inclination 
to sleep. — Retention of urine ; when desirous of emitting the 
urine, it seems as if a paralytic condition of the body prevented 
him from obeying Nature. — Excessive wakefulness in spite of 
his somnolence. — Recovered after the first dose. Ann. IV. 
p. 331. 

Platina, two doses. In a girl of nineteen years. 
Symptoms : Talks almost continually of objects which she 
either imagines or which she has seen or experienced, of 
faithless love, of her teacher and the time she went to school. 
Laughs, sings, dances, weeps, cuts faces and makes gesticula- 
tions with her hands. — Insists obstinately on her notions, 
without, however, becoming enraged by so doing. — Contortion 
of features ; she generally stares at one object. — No desire 
either for food or drink ; she eats greedily what is offered her. 
— Platina acted favorably until the eighteenth day ; the sub- 



12 DISEASES OF THE MIND. 

sequent taciturnity was relieved by Sepia. Jahrbuch d. 
horn. Heilanst. II. p. 112. 

Platina I, half a grain. In a man of thirty years. Causes: 
Excessive mental labor, and immoderate use of coffee. 

Symptoms : Thin body, countenance pale. — Gloominess and 
muddiness of the head in the morning. — Headache during re- 
flection, as if the brain were being pressed asunder. — No great 
desire for food. — Frequent thirst. — Violent eructations after 
dinner. — Constipation, as from indolence of the intestines. — 
Erections early in the morning, and violent desire of sexual 
intercourse. — Peevish and quarrelsome ; intends to leave every 
body, reproaches every body. — Awkward manners, easily 
makes mistakes in calculating or writing. — Makes a noise and 
tries to escape. — Occasional silence ; scarcely answers the 
questions which are put to him. — Slights his wife, of whom he 
is otherwise very fond ; thinks himself much more elevated. 
—Affects to be very busy ; horror and anguish of death. — 
Nux X 000 relieved headache, constipation, excessive sexual 
desire, peevish and awkward manners. — Verat. II 0000 , which 
acted favorably at first, left great weakness behind, which was 
removed by Ferrum acet. second dil. — Platina effected a 
complete cure. Ann. I. p. 48. 

Pulsatilla V. sol. In a pregnant woman of nineteen 
years. 

Symptoms : Cold, gloomy, distrustful— Features deranged, 
woeful. — Frequently is seen sitting with folded hands, and 
sighs ; she says that nothing ails her. — Occasional heat in the 
face and thirst. — No desire for food — Faintishness ; arms and 
legs feel sore. — Complete sleeplessness. — Often walks about 
and looks for things in wrong places ; or she knows not where 
she is. — At night she talks foolish things, and wants to escape 
on account of black looking men. — Hides herself in a corner 
or under the bed. Arch. IX. 1, p. 113. 

Sepia. Is a distinguished remedy in mental diseases, and 
approaches nearest to Belladonna. Hartmann in Ruckert's 
Ubersicht, II. p. 244. 

Stramonium I. In a man of forty-five years ; Cause : He 
caught cold while recovering from an attack of purple-rash. 

Symptoms : Throbbing headache, especially on the top of 
the head. — Darkness before his eyes ; can neither see nor 
hear ; kind of swoon.— Strikes with his hands and feet ; talks 
confusedly, knows neither wife nor children ; calls loudly 
persons who are standing before him ; but he does not believe 
that they are the persons, even when they answer him ever 
so loudly. — Great dilatation of the pupils ; they are insensible 



MANIA, CIIAZINESS. 13 

to the light of the sun. — Slow pulse, skin naturally warm. — 
Afterwards suppression of the secretion of urine and sopor. — 
Stramon. gave prompt relief. The subsequent seeing of 
various colors and heavy speech were relieved by Coccul. II ; 
Nux vom. removed the anxious dreams which assailed him 
when closing the eyes. Arch. II. 1, p. 91. 

Stramonium III, every day, morning and evening. In a 
lying-in woman who talked the most foolish things ; she was 
constantly cold, had no rest, and saw a number of visions. — 
Stramon. was likewise useful against the shyness and delir- 
ium during the fever. Allg. Horn. Zeit. II. p. 114. 

Stramonium, one dose. In a man of forty-two years : 
Cause : Syphilis in a former period ; afterwards erysipelas of 
the face, constipation, violent congestion of blood to the head. 

Symptoms : First, indifference, uneasiness, excited state of 
the mind. — Delirium : converses with spirits, seizes a sword, 
strikes all around, in order to chase the devil.- — Some sleep 
towards morning ; afterwards he talks rationally with his 
wife, but much and hastily. — Face is very red ; the eyes 
shining ; thirst is excessive. — Great inflation of the abdomen : 
excited sexual instinct. Ann. I. p. 230. 

Stramonium : Symptoms : The patient gives himself 
high airs ; tries to use elegant language ; places a piece of 
wood behind his ear in the place of a writing pen ; talks about 
disputes ; moves his hands incessantly. — Circumscribed red- 
ness of the cheeks. — Retention of stool. — Distention of the 
abdomen. Annal. II. p. 66. 

Stramonium V, one dose. In a young man of twenty-two 
years. 

Symptoms : Great uneasiness of the body.— Confused me- 
mory. — Heat of the face alternating with coldness of the body : 
afterwards anguish and thirst. — Frequently redness of the face 
witn staring look. — Sadness, weeping, and thoughts of death. 
— He stammers and stutters, before he is able to utter a few 
words. — Constantly cold feet. — Disturbed sleep, during which 
he is assailed with anguish and queer fancies. — Fear of dan- 
gerous animals and black dogs. Ann. III. p. 270. 

Stramonium II, sol. In a young man of eighteen years ; 
Cause : Immoderate dancing, intoxication and annoyance. 

Symptoms : Pale color of the face, sombre look, dim eyes 
and dilated pupils. — Tongue coated yellow and dry ; constant 
thirst. — Breath offensive. — Frequently bends his body, and 
makes pressure upon the abdomen below the region of the 
stomach. — No stool ; distention of the abdomen. — Frequent, 
emission of urine of a pale color. — Talks incoherently, mostly 



14 DISEASES OF THE MIND. 

about ill treatment and vengeance. — -Talks to absent persons 
or to himself. — Cannot keep still for a moment : touches every 
thing that he sees. — Brooks no resistance. — Imagines he is not 
at home ; does not seem to know his friends. — Stramon-. made 
him more calm and rational. Bell. Y one drop. Dulc. VI one 
drop, and Bell. VIII one drop, completed the cme. Ann. IY. 
p. 419. 

Veratrum IY one drop, one dose. In a man of sixty years ; 
the symptoms recurred every year. 

Symptoms : First, pain in the small of the back, costive- 
ness. flatulence, ailments of the head, reeling of the head, ver- 
tigo. — Then, at times anguish of death, moaning, uneasiness, 
despair, at times violent delirium, and want of unconsciousness, 
accompanied by unmeaning acts. Arch. YIII. 2. p. 83. 

Veratrum I. In a woman of thirty-six years. 

Symptoms : She does not wish to leave the bed.— Face 
red and glowing. — Great anguish, discouragement and despair. 
— Is all the time lamenting and screaming, without mentioning 
any reason. — She neither eats nor drinks nor sleeps. Verat .1. 
sol. in four powders : recovered after the second powder. Ann. 
IY. p. 330. 

Veratrum IY one drop, cured a widow, whose derange- 
ment was characterized by lewdness and improper speeches. — 
Yerat. IV one drop repeated twice, relieved a religious craziness 
which had the character of intermittent fever : in the paroxysm 
she had a paralytic sensation in the small of the back, which 
prevented her from walking. All. horn. Zeit. II. p. 113. 

There are other cases where cures have been effected by 
means of Yerat. in conjunction with other remedies, in 
Ann. I. p. 67, and All. horn. Zeit. VI. p. 210, 213. 

4. MELANCHOLIA. 

Arsenicum X. In a man of thirty-two years, the attacks 
coming on every three or four weeks. 

Symptoms : Has no rest in bed ; continual tossing to and 
fro, with profuse sweat. — Internal anguish and oppression 
chase him out of his bed. — Anguish by day : has no rest any 
where. — -Is often obliged to weep aloud. — Imagines he has 
offended his friends, and would like to ask their pardon. — Face 
hot and red. — The first dose afforded speedy relief : afterwards 
he had a relapse which was relieved bv a second dose. Arch. 
YIII. 2, p. 56. 

Arsenicum YIII. one drop. In a man of thirty-six years ; 
Cause : Repulsion of rash by a cold drink. 



MELANCHOLIA. 15 

Symptoms : He has no rest, either by day or at night, on 
account of an internal anguish ; imagines that he cannot enjoy 
any happiness in his family. — During the attack he imagines 
that he ought to take his life. — Great fear ; does not wish to be 
alone lest he should do himself some injury. — Frequent flushes 
of heat, and redness in the face. — Oppression of the pit of the 
stomach. — Obtusion and tension of the head. — Cannot bear 
any fire ; it immediately causes a darkness before his eyes. — 
Arsen. restored his former cheerfulness ; the bodily ailments, 
which were few and inconsiderable, were relieved by Nux, 
Bellad. and Ignatia. Ann. I. p. 64. 

Arsenicum X°°. In a woman of sixty-five years. 

Symptoms : At twilight, anguish in the scrobiculus cordis, 
with a feeling of heat and palpitation of the heart. — Anguish 
drives her out of her bed at night ; she moans while walking 
about. — Accumulation of mucus in the throat : imagines that 
she will choke when lying down. — Cough with expectoration. 
— Soreness in the abdomen. — Sense as of writhing, gnawing 
and a sensation of corrosion in the scrobiculus cordis, accom- 
panied by water-brash. Frequent desire to urinate, emitting 
out a small quantity of urine, and feeling as if some urine 
remained yet behind. — Burning about the malleoli. — Recovery 
followed an aggravation of two days. Pract. Contrib. of the 
Soc. of L. &, II. p. 145. 

Aurum : Religious melancholy, occasioned by remorse con- 
sequent upon a wrong act. 

Symptoms : Great anguish about the heart : weeping and 
praying. — Anxious, terrifying dreams.— Sensation of lassitude. 
— Emaciation.- — Sweat early in the morning. — Painful menstru- 
ation. Arch. XII. 3, p. 141. Nux Vom. 1st — 6th potence, re- 
lieves that peculiar kind of melancholy which results in suicide, 
often in eight, but never later than fourteen days, one dose a 
day. Hygea II. p. 33. 

Belladonna : Morbid condition of the abdomen ; spasms 
of the organs of deglutition, bladder ; gastric symptoms, amor- 
ous melancholy with excited sexual instinct ; home-sickness ; 
attacks of melancholy during pregnancy and the lying-in 
period. — Arch. XL 2, p. 84. 

Belladonna X°°, and eight days afterwards Nux Vom. 
X°°. In a boy of thirteen years. 

Symptoms : Paleness of the face ; eats nothing and digests 
badly. — Irresistible desire to attack and to stab the persons 
who approached him. — Great anguish on meeting some one ; 
when at home he sheds bitter tears, imagining that he had 



16 DISEASES OF THE MIND. 

wounded people in the street with knives. Allg. horn. Zeit. 
VI. p. 213, and Pract. Comm. of the Soc. of L. S., II. p. 151. 

Belladonna X 00000 , acted favorably in a girl of twenty- 
four years ; Verat. iyocooo^ anc [ especially a few doses of Sul- 
phur X°°, completed the cure ; Cause : disapproval of an 
intended marriage. 

Symptoms : Her countenance betrays fear, internal anguish. 
— Sadness, weeping mood. — Wringing of the hands, despairs 
of her salvation, prays. — The attacks come on with audi- 
ble palpitation of the heart, afterwards rumbling in the abdo- 
men. — Depression of spirits between the attacks, takes interest 
in nothing, anxiety, pale complexion. — Eyes faint, pupils con- 
tracted. — Slight appetite. Pract. Commun. I. p. 208. 

Belladonna X, half a drop, helped some in a nursing 
woman ; Sulphur V 00000 , and afterwards three doses of Sul- 
phur X°°, completed the cure. 

Symptoms : Sits still, taciturn, answers only when forced. 
— Laments about blasphemous thoughts which she says she 
cannot get rid of. — Her face is pale, full of uneasiness and 
anguish. — Frequent headache. — She is indifferent to house- 
keeping and other things of which she was fond. — Great 
weakness. Ann. IV. p. 114. 

Helleborus : Still grief and melancholy. Ann. II. p. 70. 

Ignatia IV, one drop. In a young man of twenty years ; 
Cause : Unmerited mortification. 

Sy?nptoms : Heaviness of the head.— Great weakness of 
memory ; forgets every thing except his dreams. — Hardness of 
hearing, sees through a fog. — Sits still, with staring look, 
thinking continually of the insult without noticing any thing 
of what takes place around him. — Prefers being alone. — Falls 
asleep late in the evening on account of thinking of the morti- 
fication which he had suffered. — Uneasy sleep, interrupted by 
many dreams. — Pain in the left hypochondrium, increased 
by pressure and long walking. — Falling off of the hair.— 
Livid, sunken countenance. — Trembling low voice, with con- 
tortion of the muscles of the face. — Does not like to talk. — 
Has no desire either to eat or to drink ; is easily satiated. — 
Is constantly cold, especially in the evening. — Very weak and 
faint ; staggers when walking, walks very cautiously. — In- 
creased stool and urine. — First, an exacerbation ; on the fifth 
day, a crisis set in in the form of vomiting ; this was followed 
by a constantly progressive improvement. Arch. X. 3, p. 104. 

Ignatia X oco , two doses. The disease had returned every 
year. 



MELANCHOLIA. 17 

Symptoms : Wakes up with anguish and palpitation of 
the heart, which lasts half an hour ; this is followed by 
whining mood and indifference to every thing. — Dread of labor. 
— Bright and active towards evening, — Early in the morning 
the patient feels more tired than in the evening. — When healthy, 
the temper is lively and cheerful. Pract. Contrib. of the Soc. 
of L. S. I. p. 185. 

Ignatia X° 00 , two doses. In a lady ; Cause : Fright and 
anguish. 

Symptoms : Headache, afterwards itching on the head. — 
Feeling of weakness in the abdomen, with sighing breathing. 
— Sensation as of trembling in the abdomen and the rest of 
the body. — Menses every fortnight, blood dark and coagulating. 
— Constipation. — Whining mood ; weeps without any cause. — 
Is fond of solitude ; does not wish to walk out. — Feeling of 
great weakness, especially when working. Pract. Commun. 
of the Soc. of L. S. II. p. 146. 

Nux vom. X, one drop. In a young man of nineteen 
years ; Cause : Continual exertions of the mind. 

Symptoms : Chilly and feverish in the morning ; looks 
sombre and wild. — Want of appetite ; tongue coated white. — 
Taste, first bitter, then sour. — No thirst. — Collection of water 
in the mouth. — Inclination to vomit. — Tenesmus, with little 
stool. — Feeling of weakness in the left side of the abdomen, 
with nausea, faintishness and rumbling ; the weakness rises 
to the head, makes him unfit for business, and taciturn. — Faint, 
tremulous, with depressed physical strength. — Constant chilli- 
ness. — Paleness of the countenance. — Every motion is difficult 
for him. — Uneasy, vehement, with an exalted fancy. — Often 
talks about his sickness with anxiety. — Imagines that he ought 
to note down every thing, and to let some one know that he is 
crazy. Arch. III. 3, p. 53. 

Petrol. X, one drop, continued for some weeks, every day 
a dose. In a man of forty years. 

Symptoms : Irritable, peevish, constantly silent, sad, taci- 
turn, taking no pleasure in any kind of business, even when 
he was fond of it before. — Heaviness, heat, pain in the head, 
every morning, — Yiolent pain in the back and small of the 
back, in the morning. — Spasmodic eructations. — Copious night 
and morning sweats. — Thin, slimy stool, with cutting in the 
abdomen. — Little appetite. — Pale complexion ; emaciation. — 
Drowsiness in the morning. — Great lassitude. — Uneasy sleep. 
All. horn. Zeit. V. p. 306. 

Platina, -FoioT of a grain. In a woman of thirty years. 

Symptoms : Sleepless nights. — Speaks to no one but herself, 

B 



IQ DISEASES OF THE MIND. 

and then uses unintelligible language. — Complains of anguish 
about the heart. — Once she was attacked with rigor, during 
which she knew nobody. — Cries for help. — Shy, easily fright- 
ened, and looking upon those who approach her, as devils ; 
her feet and hands tremble. — Red countenance, pulse small and 
weak. — Palpitation of the heart, and anguish ; rolls her eyes 
as if she were fearful. — Knows not where she is. Arch. VIII. 
2, p. 73. 

Psori. X°, in half a tumbler full of water, one table-spoon- 
ful a day, repeated three times a day, acted favorably in a case 
of religious ecstasy attended with epilepsy. Pract. Contrib. 
II. p. 168. 

Pulsat. V, one drop. In a girl of twenty-six years ; Cause : 
Suppression of the menses. 

Symptoms : Heat and rush of blood to the face and head. 
— Headache, cardialgia and pain in the small of the back. — 
Sleepless nights on account of great anguish and anxiety. — 
Does not believe that she will go to heaven ; imagines that she 
can only be saved by praying constantly. — Recovery on the 
second day. Ann. II. p. 243. 

Pulsat. V, one drop. In a girl of eighteen years ; Cause : 
Suppression of the menses, and frequently wounded feelings. 

Symptoms : Frequent pain in the forehead. — Livid com- 
plexion ; blue rings around the eyes. — Bitter, flat taste in the 
mouth. — Loathing of meat and bread. — Nausea, with pain at 
the stomach ; sometimes she throws up a mixture of bile and 
mucus. — Frequent and copious bleeding at the nose. — Stitches 
in the side when coughing, with expectoration of foaming 
blood. — Palpitation of the heart ; difficult breathing. — Rare and 
scanty stool. — Frequent colic. — Heaviness of the legs. — The 
limbs feel as if they had been bruised by blows. — Swelling of 
the dorsa of the feet. — Dreams full of anguish. — Thinks with 
much pleasure of drowning herself — Sadness and weeping. — 
Dissatisfied with every thing ; is easily angry ; taciturn. — Is 
easily frightened, full of anguish, loathes life. — The menses 
appeared on the eighth day, and all these symptoms disappeared. 
Arch. X. 3, p. 99. 

Pulsat. IV 00000 , and two days afterwards Ars. X 000 . In 
a woman of forty years ; Cause : Loathing of a certain indi- 
vidual who died recently. 

Symptoms : Suppression of the menses. — Diarrhoea every 
day.. — Constant anguish with constriction of the chest, which 
hinders breathing ; especially in the evening and at night. — 
Sleepless nights, or terrifying dreams about corpses. Ann. III. 
2, p. 158. 



HYPOCHONDRIA, HYSTERIA. 19 

Sulph. V 7 , after Pulsat. had been employed in vain. In a 
woman of forty-five years ; Cause : Suppression of the menses. 

Symptoms : Pale countenance, faint look. — Violent head- 
ache, like pressure ; the head feels as if it were closed in with 
a wall. — Pressure in the pit of the stomach. — Stool white and 
hard. — Anxiety and apprehension in regard to her condition : 
imagines that she will have to die of hunger ; fears that her 
establishment may go to ruin ; writhes her hands ; tries to 
escape. — Frequent chilliness. Sulph. gave speedy relief, and 
restored the menses. Ann. III. p. 156. 

Sulphur, tf-oTo" °f a grain, followed by Calc. VI 00000 
(Opium and Bell ad. had done no good). In a boy of nineteen 
years. 

Symptoms : Lazy and drowsy in the morning ; can only 
be roused from his sleep with difficulty ; while this is being 
done, he experiences spasmodic twitchings of the extremities. 
— Is unable to comprehend any thing ; imagines that people 
fool him. — Stupid, unmeaning look. — Feeling of anguish. — 
Headache. — Giddiness. — Shy look ; the margin of the eyelids 
is red ; glassy eyes. — Sits still and stares with a vacant look. 
Ann. IV. p. 116. 

5. HYPOCHONDRIA, HYSTERIA. 

Aurum. In a hysteric woman. 

Symptoms : At times sudden anger, at times great mirth- 
fulness ; at times weeping and longing for death, at times im- 
moderate laughter. — Uneasy sleep with anxious dreams. — 
Great lassitude with stitching pain in the limbs. — Frequent pal- 
pitation of the heart, buzzing of the ears, headache. — Pressure 
in the eyes ; obstruction of the nose. — Toothache. — Flat taste 
in the mouth. — Bloated abdomen. — Red eruption upon forehead 
and nose, scaling off. Ann. II. p. 115. 

Ignatia. In a hysteric woman. 

Symptoms : A clawing ache in forehead and occiput, with 
red face, running eyes and diminished vision.— Constriction of 
the oesophagus, difficulty of swallowing, with sobbing eructa- 
tions. — Constriction of the chest. — Stiffness of the nape of the 
neck. — Tremor of the head. — Convulsions of the arms and 
legs, with partial consciousness ; finally deep sighing and 
stupor. Ann. II. p. 115. 

Nux vom. One dose, in a hysteric woman. 

Symptoms: Palpitation of the heart, nausea 'and inclina- 
tion to vomit ; heaviness on the chest. — Choking and contrac- 
tion of the throat, especially early in the morning, accompanied 



20 DISEASES OF THE MIND. 

by oppression at the pit of the stomach. — Violent headache and 
stupefaction, accompanied with a sensation as if the eye were 
being pushed out.— Three weeks ago she had her last period ; 
diarrhoea every day, with burning in the rectum, and tickling 
of the internal nose and rectum. — Melancholy, sensitive, irrita- 
ble. Ann. IV. p. 178. 

Nux vom. V. In a hypochondriac teacher of thirty-two 
years. 

Symptoms : Vertigo and obtusion of the head, especially 
early in the morning and when walking. — Dull, oppressive 
pain in the forehead, which unfits him for mental labor. — ■ 
Sweetish-putrid taste, with fetid breath and dryness of the 
mouth. — Want of appetite : he loathes every thing. — Frequent 
sour eructations after a meal. — Distended abdomen ; pressure 
and feeling of fulness in the stomach. — Rare stool. — Frequent 
emission of a small quantity of limpid urine. — Sleeps only 
until one or two o'clock in the morning : starts from his sleep 
with a sort of fright, full of disquietude ; walks about without 
having any rest. — Fearful dreams. — Excessive lassitude, espe- 
cially in the open air. — Great inclination to lie down. — Great 
physical depression when walking, sitting, or in the open air. — 
The open air causes a shivering over the back. — Feverish 
chilliness in the afternoon. — Great weakness of memory. — 
Complete absence of mind. — Extreme obtusion of the intellec- 
tual faculties ; the mind feels as if it were surrounded with a 
black crape ; imagines that he is unfit for any kind of mental 
labor. — Cannot find rest any where ; nothing gives him plea- 
sure ; he despairs both of himself and of obtaining the respect 
of others. — Great desire to weep. — Indescribable feeling of 
soreness in the whole body, especially in the pit of the stomach. 
Nux relieved almost all the physical symptoms ; Aurum I. had 
a beneficial effect upon the mind ; the nightly uneasiness and 
anguish were relieved by Arsenic X. Arch. I. 2, p. 130. 

Pulsatilla IV, one dose. In a woman of forty-five years ; 
Cause : Violent chagrin. 

Symptoms: Constant anguish, with palpitation of the 
heart ; is afraid of every body ; believes other people to be her 
enemies. — Despairs of every thing ; weeps immediately. — All 
her limbs feel as if they had gone to sleep. — Feels faint and 
weak. — Anguish and sorrow deprive her of sleep. Ann. I. p. 
62. 

Silicea, afterwards Sepia. In a hysteric woman of forty 
years. 

Symptoms : Headache on the top of the head ; gnawing 
and sense of fulness in the whole of the head ; throbbing and 



VERTIGO. 21 

hammering in the head at night. — Humming of the ears at 
night.— Want of appetite ; loathing and vomiting after a meal. 
— Pressure in the pit of the stomach, with sensation as if a ball 
would roll up along the sternum as far as the throat, where it 
threatens suffocation ; relieved somewhat by eructation. — 
Rumbling in the abdomen, with pressure in the direction of the 
pit. — At times diarrhoea, at times constipation. — Menses return 
every fortnight, pretty copious. — Chest feels tight ; dyspnoea. — 
Sleepless nights ; at night, all the symptoms are more violent. 
— Shivering early in the morning, one cheek being warm, the 
other cold. — Weakness and depression of the whole body. — 
No disposition to work, peevishness, likes to be alone, imagines 
that people do not pity her. Ann. III. p. 442. 

Silicea X, several doses, cured hysteria, bordering upon 
mental alienation ; in a girl of eighteen years. 

Symptoms : Stinging sore throat, with difficulty of swal- 
lowing ; she imagines that she has swallowed pins. — She is 
taciturn, and thinks of nothing but pins ; she seeks them on 
the floor, fears lest they should be in the food ; counts those 
belonging to other persons. — Daily headache, especially in the 
morning ; vertigo, which increases when stooping. — No appe- 
tite, emaciation. — Constipation. — Suppression of the menses. — 
Indifference, takes no interest in any thing ; uneasiness, an- 
guish, dread of labor. — Exacerbation of the symptoms, when 
the moon is on the increase. All. horn. Zeit. V. p. 326. 

Yiola odorata. In hysteric persons who constantly feel 
inclined to weep, without knowing why. All. horn. Zeit. I. 
p. 162. 



II. 
VERTIGO. 



Belladonna X°, Conium X°°, and lastly Lycop. In a 
woman of forty-eight years. 

Symptoms : When rising from her seat, the head turns : 
objects seem to balance to and fro ; she falls and throws up 
mucus. — Dulness of the head ; does not understand when peo- 
ple tell her something. — Putrid taste before the vertigo, with 
nausea and occasional vomiting of bile. — Vertigo, sometimes 
also at night ; the vertigo increases when she does not eat 
any meat. — Loathing of milk. — Occasional diarrhoea, or acrid 
leucorrhoea. — At night she starts from her sleep with fright : 



22 VERTIGO. 

uneasy sleep before midnight. — Anguish, peevishness during 
the day. — Bellad. relieved the symptoms somewhat ; the 
vertigo and the weakness of memory remained ; when stooping, 
she felt a heaviness in the occiput ; indistinct sight of those 
things which were near her ; pain in the urethra during mic- 
turition ; mucus in the urine which makes it look turbid ; in- 
crease of the acrid leucorrhoea ; diarrhoea-like stool ; frequent 
somnolence. — Conium relieved almost the whole of those 
symptoms. — Lycop. relieved the remaining vertigo on stoop- 
ing, the bloatedness from flatulence, the hard stool, etc. Ann. 
I. p. 231. 

Opium III, two doses, preceded by Aconite V. In a woman 
of forty-three years, who suffered of a rending pain in the limbs ; 
Cause : Violent fright. 

Symptoms : Instantaneous shivering ; the fright affects 
the stomach ; turning and whirling in the stomach ; thence 
the affection rises to the head, with vertigo, tremor, feeling of 
faintness and great weakness. — When rising, she feels a vertigo, 
which obliges her to lie down, accompanied by great anguish, 
as if she would die. Ann. I. p. 72. 

Petroleum is a powerful remedy against chronic vertigo. 
All. horn. Zeit. I. p. 162. 

Pulsatilla cured a vertigo consequent upon suppression 
of the menses. Arch. XL 2, p. 112. 

Pulsatilla, three doses in three weeks. In a man of sixty- 
eight years. 

Symptoms : Vertigo as if he would fall, especially when 
stooping. — Occasional stitches in the ears, with tearing head- 
ache. Jahrb. d. h. Heilanst. III. p. 95. 

Silicea X. In a girl of seventeen years. 

Symptoms : Vertigo, even unto loss of senses and falling ; 
excited by mental emotions, aggravated by stooping. — Pre- 
viously congestion of blood to the head, oppression of the chest 
and pit ; headache every day, especially in the forenoon. — 
Great faintishness, especially early in the morning. — Menses 
appeared too early, and lasted either too long or not long 
enough ; succeeded by leucorrhoea. — Burning pain in the pit 
of the stomach, extending towards the abdomen, aggravated 
by walking, sometimes accompanied by qualmishness and 
nausea. All. horn. Zeit. V. p. 324. 

Sulphur LX, relieved, in a few hours, a violent attack of 
vertigo and reeling, in a person affected with gout. A. Z. II. 
p. 68. 



VARIETIES OF HEADACHE. 23 

III. 

DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND BRAIN. 
1. VARIETIES OF HEADACHE. 

Acid, nitric, relieved an intense pain; fulness of the in- 
teguments of the head ; the pain was only felt when the woman 
rested on that side of the head. Hartmann in Ruckert I. p. 
10. 

Aconitum. In a very irritable woman of fifty-four years. 
She is constantly peevish, anxious, complains about insignifi- 
cant things, takes every jest in bad part, gets angry on the 
slightest provocation ; Cause : A cold. 

Symptoms : Headache which makes her almost crazy, 
with loss of appetite and sleeplessness. Ann. I. p. 234. 

Aconitum. Symptoms : Pain at one point of the left pa- 
rietal bone ; the pain is brought on by every contact and by 
every little breeze touching the part. — Uni-lateral, rheumatic 
pain in the face, with swelling of the lower jaw. Ann. II. p. 
71. 

Act^ea X. A valuable remedy against a violently rending 
and gnawing pain in the right temple, especially in the mas- 
toid process, when that pain is accompanied by a grinding and 
cutting pain in the head, and is most violent at night. Heyne, 
pract. Erf ah. p. 60. 

Arnica II, one drop. In a man of thirty-five years ; Cause : 
Violent knock of the head against a hard substance. 

Symptoms : Oppressive pain in the forehead, generally 
increasing after a meal. — Painful dull pressure on the margin 
of the right orbit. — Heat in the face and brain, the rest of the 
body being cool. — Humming of the ears. — Contracted pupils. — 
Nausea early in the morning. — Thirst without any external 
heat. — Tenesmus ; no stool. — Peevish and morose. — Anxious 
dreams. — Fever in the evening. Arch. V. 1, p. 69. 

Arsenicum X°, three doses, one dose a day. In a girl of 
fifteen years. 

Symptoms : Excessive pain in the leftside of the forehead, 
and in the temple ; she is obliged to cry and to moan, cannot 
bear being touched. — In the region of the left frontal eminence 
there is a small round little spot of a brownish, red color, with 
a black point in the centre, painful to the touch. — The suc- 
ceeding chilliness and the convulsions of the upper and lower 



24 DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND BRAIN. 

extremities were relieved by Ignatia IV°°. All. Zeit. IV. p. 

328. 

Atriplex olida IP, several doses. In a woman of forty- 
six years. 

Symptoms : Violent pain in the vertex, accompanied by a 
morbid condition of the mind, preceded by a burning heat in 
the integuments of the head, and occurring chiefly in the even- 
ing ; the pain sometimes is occasioned by chagrin and other 
mental emotions. Heyne. pract. Erf. p. 107. 

Aurum frequently relieved a roaring noise in the head, in 
hysteric females. Hartmann in Ruckert I. p. 132. 

Belladonna X, cured violent headache with vertigo. 
Arch. V. 1, p. 63. 

Belladonna YIII, one drop, and afterwards Bell ad. X. 
In a girl of twenty-five years. 

Symptoms : Chills in the morning, every eight days, across 
the back and shoulders, afterwards a feeling of uneasiness in 
the whole body, followed by violent nausea and qualms of 
sickness. — These symptoms are accompanied by a violently 
pressing and tearing headache, chiefly in the forehead ; this 
pain becomes intolerable during the slightest motion, and is 
aggravated by every little breeze and concussion ; rest affords 
some relief. — The pain afterwards becomes concentrated in the 
forepart of the head; there is a glowing heat on one spot of 
the forehead, with painfulness of the nasal bones ; every glare 
of light causes a sensation as if the optic nerves were violently 
pulled upon. — Great depression of strength, and a palpitation of 
the heart which produces a corresponding concussion in the 
head. — Unnatural hunger. — Cardialgia, especially after eating 
soup and nourishment which had been diluted with soup. — She 
is quite well between the attacks. — The whole of these symp- 
toms yielded to two doses, which were given at an interval of 
six weeks. Arch. VI. 3, p. 48. 

Belladonna X, one drop, in a girl of twenty-four years. 
Eleven days afterwards she had a slight relapse, took Pulsat. 
V, and in four months she again took Bellad. 

Symptoms : Burning and stinging in the gums which 
speedily swell and become pale ; in a quarter of an hour the 
upper lip and the right side of the face became swollen, with 
slight twitchings, stinging and drawing in the parts. — This 
was followed by a screwing, boring, rending, lancinating and 
straining pain in the right ear, accompanied by roaring, stitches 
and drawing in the parts behind the ear. — Stitches and tearing 
in the occiput ; afterwards a feeling as if the parts were screwed 
asunder. — Boring and stitches in the right temporal region. — 



VARIETIES OF HEADACHE. 25 

Excessive painfulness of the hair. — The symptoms occur in 
the afternoon, and last until three o'clock in the morning, be- 
come aggravated by the warmth of the bed and by laying 
down the head. — At the same time the patient experiences a 
great weakness of the head, is like one bereft of her senses. — 
Slight swelling of the submaxillary glands. — Sad mood. Arch. 
III. 1,p. 85. 

Belladonna 20, one drop ; Cause : Cold, consequent upon 
having the hair cut. 

Symptoms : Cutting, lancinating headache. — Stupefaction, 
vertigo, dullness of intellect, somnolence. — Indifferent and low- 
spirited. Ann. IY. p. 474. 

Belladonna X°°, two doses, one every four days, relieved 
hemicrania* of twenty years' standing, in a man of fifty-six 
years. Nux, which had been exhibited before, helped little ; 
Cause : Getting wet through and through and subsequent 
cold. 

Symptoms : Every Friday he felt a tensive pain, pressing 
from within outwards, on the right side of the head, reaching 
as far as below the eye, frequently accompanied by vertigo and 
great weakness of memory. — Face hot, red and bloated. — 
Stitches in the internal corner of the eye ; acrid lachrymation 
of the right eye, contraction of the right pupil ; morbid appear- 
ance of the white of the eye. — Dread of light ; stitches in the 
right ear with hardness of hearing. Pract. Comm. I. p. 183. 

Belladonna X 000 , followed by Zincum X 000 , cured 
cephalagra (gout of the head) in a girl of seventeen years. 

Symptoms : Violent pressure on the top of the head and in 
the temples, from morning till evening, most violent about 
noon ; accompanied by bitter vomiting. — Vertigo when raising 
or moving the head, especially when stooping. — Coldness of 
the hands and feet. — Congestion of blood to the head ; redness, 
heat, bloatedness of the face. — Emptiness of the head with 
sleeplessness. Horn. Zeit. V. p. 65. 

Bryonia I, one drop, twice in eight days. In a woman of 
thirty years ; Cause : Painful emotions and rough weather. 

Symptoms : Headache from morning till evening, com- 
pressive, extending over the whole head ; is obliged to lie 
down and is almost deprived of her senses. — Eyes faint, glassy, 
small. — Countenance pale ; intolerance of light and noise. — 
Becomes peevish and quarrelsome. — In the afternoon she has 
palpitation of the heart and oppression of the chest, nausea, in- 
clination to vomit, and retching. — Even on the day following 



Headache on one side. 



26 DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND BRAIN. 

she frequently experiences a dull headache or fever. — Tenes- 
mus and constipation. Arch. I. 2, p. 104, Notes. 

Bryonia, two doses, after Nux III, one drop. In a girl of 
twenty years, of an irritable and quarrelsome disposition. 

Symptoms: First, uneasiness, anguish, depression of spi- 
rits, forgetfulness. — Then, in the morning, a grinding and draw- 
ing pressure in the forehead, which gradually yielded to 
stitches, tearings, and a burning heat through the whole head, 
and disappeared little by little after vomiting had taken place. 
Arch. VI. 3, p. 100. 

Bryonia X°, afterwards Merc, solub. IV. 

Symptoms : Violent tearing in the left side of the head, 
extending into the teeth and muscles of the neck, accompanied 
by stitches in the left ear. — The pain is excited by both cold and 
warm substances, and also by the slightest touch. — The pain 
comes on in the morning, afternoon and evening. — Afterwards 
chilliness, delirium. — Sweat in the palms of the hands. — Chilli- 
ness at night. — Whining and peevish mood. — After taking 
Bryon., the attack occurred only in the morning. Merc, re- 
lieved the whole of the symptoms. Ann. I. p. 235. 

Bryonia. Symptoms : Headache in the fore-part of the 
head, forehead and temples, pressing from within outwards as 
if the head would burst, with stitches shooting through the 
head, forcing the patient to shriek, excited by congestion of the 
head, and aggravated by stooping, moving, coughing, sneezing. 
All. Zeit. V. p. 68. 

Bryonia. Symptoms : Headache, throbbing, pressing, 
rending, at times on the top, at times in both sides, some- 
times accompanied with tremor of the body ; more violent early 
in the morning. — Rhus, given after Bryonia, effected a per- 
manent cure. Jahrb. d. h. Heilanst. III. p. 90. 

Calcarea X°. In a girl of twenty-three years. 

Symptoms : Obtusion of the head. — Boring in the forehead, 
as if the head would burst. — Hammering headache in the open 
air, which forces her to lie down. — Sometimes buzzing in the 
head, with heat of the cheeks. — Falling off of the hair. — Dim- 
ness of sight, especially when reading ; sensation in the eyes 
as if feathers were before them. — Two evacuations a day, some- 
times diarrhoea. — Cutting in the abdomen during the menses, 
with griping in the small of the back. — Frequent waking in the 
night. — Anxious dreams. — Whining mood ; want of cheerful- 
ness. Ann. I. p. 74. 

Calcarea X°. Nux vom. X° had afforded some relief; 
in a man of forty years, of a plethoric habit, who had been used 



VARIETIES OF HEADACHE. 27 

to bleeding : the treatment was, for this reason, begun with 
Acon. X°°. 

Symptoms: Tensive pain extending from the temple 
towards the top of the head, which then feels hot when 
touched ; when the pain increases, it is accompanied by a 
throbbing which is aggravated by mental exertions and spiritu- 
ous drinks ; the pain increases every four weeks. — A copious 
supper is followed by spasm of the stomach and vomiting of 
the ingesta ; afterwards burning in the eyes and puriform run- 
ning at the ears. — When reading, the head feels as if one side 
of it were surrounded with a mist, with sweat on this side. — 
Falling off of the hair. — The nose is obstructed with fetid pus. 
— Hawks up phlegm. — Costiveness. — Stitches in the left side 
of the chest during motion. — Interception of breath when 
stooping or ascending a height. — Nightly pains in the back and 
arms. — Want of strength ; talking exhausts him. — Feels sleepy 
early in the evening ; wakes up frequently at night. — Peevish, 
vexed, irritable. Ann. I. p. 236. 

Calcarea is useful against an oppressive pain in the top 
of the head, in open air, accompanied by a drawing pain in the 
forehead, with coldness of the forehead and nausea ; tearing 
in the right side of the forehead, and pain in these parts when 
touched. Ann. IV. p. 393. 

Calcarea, repeated in eight days. 

Symptoms : Oppressive pain over the left frontal eminence, 
unfits her for every kind of work ; relieved by tying a hand- 
kerchief around the head and lying down, increased by per- 
orming some kind of active labor, becoming heated or fright- 
ened. — Accompanied by heat and congestion of the head, pain 
in the eyes, obscuration of sight ; red, circumscribed spots upon 
the cheeks ; inflammation of the throat whenever she catches 
cold. — Constantly pain in the back and stitches in the small of 
the back. — Profuse menses, with pain in the hips. — The feet 
go to sleep.— Constant drowsiness and weariness. — Pract. C. 
II. p. 5. 

Carbo veg. Cause : Drinking wine and overloading the 
stomach. 

Symptoms : Obtusion of the head ; congestion of blood to 
the head. — Not disposed to work ; faintishness ; want of appe- 
tite. — Roughness in the mouth and upon the tongue. Ann. 
II. p. 72. 

Carbo veg. VIII 00 had a very favorable effect upon head- 
ache. In a man of thirty-two years. 

Symptoms : Throbbing pain from the nape of the neck as 
far as the head ; begins in the forenoon with stiffness in the 



28 DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND BRAIN. 

nape of the neck and cold sweat, increased after a meal. — 
Noise before the ears as of the wind among leaves, mist before 
the eyes. — Gums standing off from the teeth. — Hard stool. — 
Cutting in the urethra before micturition. — Sometimes a rheu- 
matic, stitching pain in the muscles of the chest. — Feeling of 
coldness in the knees. — Strongly smelling sweat of the feet. — 
Frequent ulcers. — Uneasy nights after the headache. — The 
headache returns every fortnight or four weeks. — Carbo was 
followed by Sepia, Phosph. and Nitric ac. Pr. Com. I. p. 
242. 

China, one drop. 

Symptoms : There is a spot on the occiput, about the width 
of a hand, where the integuments feel as if they had become 
loose by a blow. — The scalp is painful as if it were ulcerated : 
the roots of the hairs are very sensitive to the slightest touch. — 
Pain and stiffness in the small of the back. Bryonia I. re- 
lieved the pain in the small of the back. Ann. IV. p. 443. 

China IY, half a drop, a few doses. In a girl of fifteen 
years. 

Symptoms : On the left side she experiences a very painful 
shaking and striking of the brain against the skull, which 
causes the head constantly to balance to and fro ; this is ac- 
companied by a sensation as if the skull would burst open on 
the top, aggravated by motion and setting the foot upon the 
ground. — The left eye is likewise affected ; the left side of the 
neck is affected with a painful stiffness. — Whining and de- 
sponding mood. Ann. IV. p. 414. 

China. A good remedy when the semi-lateral headache 
is accompanied by considerable exaltation of the mind, and 
sensitiveness of the affected part to pressure. Heyne, prac. 
Erf. p. 60. 

Cocculus VI, one drop, two doses, in eight days. In a 
woman of twenty-eight years. 

Symptoms : Frequent aching in the forehead with bilious 
vomiting. — Pressure in the stomach. — Pain in the right hypo- 
chondrium ; when stooping, the pain ceases to be oppressive, 

and becomes stitching. — Rare, difficult and scanty stools. 

Painful menstruation, with a good deal of coagulated blood 
and subsequent varices. — Faintishness, sweats, uneasy sleep 
All. Zeit. V. p. 152. 

Cocculus relieved several cases of headache, accompanied 
by emptiness and hollowness of the head. Hartmann in 
Ruckert I. p. 242. 

Cocculus is useful against constrictive headache, or head- 
ache where the parts feel as if they were brought near to each 



VARIETIES OF HEADACHE. 29 

other by screwing, after a meal or after motion, with vomit- 
ing or great and anxious uneasiness. Heyne, prac. Erf. p. 60. 

Colocyn. relieved a cephalagra, which returned every day 
in the afternoon. Arch. XII. 2, p. 114, 

Colocyn., six doses. In a girl of twenty-four years. 

Symptoms : Violent, tearing headache ; she cannot lie still, 
raises herself, bends her body, shrieks and weeps. — These 
symptoms are followed by suffocating fits ; she draws breath 
with a sort of anguish, clenching her hands. — The attack 
occurs again in half an hour, or one hour. Pract. Com,. II. 
p. 9. 

COLOCYNTHIS X°°. 

Symptoms : Violent stitching pain in the forehead and eyes, 
from without inwards. — Violent thirst, bitter taste of every thing 
that she eats. — Want of appetite ; general dry heat. — Consti- 
pation. All. Zeit. IV. p. 13. 

Dulcamara VIII, one drop. In a woman of forty years. 

Symptoms : Violent boring and burning in the forehead 
and vertex, with a grinding pain in the brain extending from 
within outwards, and as if a board placed in front of the fore- 
head, repressed the pain ; the pain is aggravated by motion, 
even by talking. — Feeling of heaviness in the head ; accumu- 
lation of saliva in the mouth, dryness of the tongue and much 
thirst. — Weakness of all the limbs, they feel bruised. — The 
symptoms came on after a fainting fit. Ann. I. p. 234. 

Dulcamara V, only sure thing ; Cause : Cold. 

Symptoms : First, tearing in the lower extremities, and 
violent fluent coryza, followed by obstruction of the nose. — 
Afterwards a violent headache, stupefaction of the head, faint- 
ishness, want of appetite, bitter taste. — Ann. IV. p. 200. 

Magnes. carb. X 000000 , and a long while afterwards 
Lycopodium X. In a woman of twenty-eight years. 

Symptoms : Stitches in the temples and tearing in the fore- 
head, early in the morning, almost every day ; especially violent 
at the time of the period, and accompanied by vomiting. — 
Menses are too scanty. — Stool hard and frequently intermitting. 
— In the evening, she has palpitation of the heart with anguish. 
Ann. IV. p. 450. 

Mercurius is useful against a tearing and burning head- 
ache, especially in the temples. Hartm. in Rilck. II. p. 49. 

Nux vom. VIII, two doses. In a man of thirty years ; 
Cause : Coffee and sedentary mode of life. 

Symptoms : The attacks come on early in the morning, 
oblige him to lie down, and increase in intensity until noon. — 
Shortly after waking up, his head feels affected, he loathes 



30 DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND BRAIN. 

every kind of nourishment. — Headache over the left orbit, 
stinging, sometimes a little oppressive ; it frequently darts into 
the eye, is aggravated by pressing upon the parts. — Contraction 
of the eyelids, dread of light, turbidness of sight, and shedding 
burning tears ; heat surrounds the whole eyes. — Obstruction of 
the left nasal cavity. — When the pain is very severe, sweat 
breaks out ; he sometimes feels a little nauseated during the 
attack. — During the pain, his thoughts are often confused ; and 
even after the pain, he is forgetful and unfit for thinking. — Great 
sensitiveness, dislikes to talk, every noise and every little con- 
versation is offensive to him. Arch. II. 1, p. 146. 

Nux vom. V, one drop. In a man of forty years, of an 
irritable temper. 

Symptoms : Early in the morning, stinging ache imme- 
mediately over the root of the nose, extending above the right 
eyebrow as far as the temple ; the pain increases until noon, 
and becomes so violent that the patient is no longer conscious 
of himself. — His face is pale and covered with cold sweat. — 
When stooping, he feels as if a heavy bullet would fall out over 
the root of the nose. — The integuments of the head are painful 
to the touch. — Dry coryza. Nux diminished the pain. Instead 
of the pain there was vertigo, obtusion of the head, creeping 
in the brain, root of the nose and temple ; at noon, the patient 
felt a violent stitch shooting from within outwards, painfully 
cutting dryness of the eyelids. — Magnet, polus austr. re- 
lieved the whole of these symptoms. Arch. Y. 1, p. 88. 

Nux vom. III. In a woman of thirty-five years. 

Symptoms : Violent headache in the left side of the fore- 
head, as if from an ulcer, or a tool which had been pressed 
into the head ; feeling in the forehead as if something would 
press it asunder, or tear it ; from morning till afternoon. — The 
pain is more supportable in dry and bright weather, aggravated 
in rainy and stormy weather. — Frequently obstinate constipa- 
tion. Arch. Y. 3, p. 31. 

Nux vom. YIII 000 . In a woman of twenty-seven years. 

Symptoms : Sometimes sensation as of wavering in the 
brain. — Emptiness of the head. — Aching in the occiput ; in the 
morning she suffers of a throbbing ache, when exerting her 
mind.— Drawing pain in the temples after a meal, accompanied 
by toothache resembling a blow or stitch, diminished by 
warmth. — Her teeth are loose and vacillating. — Headache and 
toothache are aggravated by wine and coffee. — Bitter taste in 
the morning. — Stool every three or four days, with tenesmus. 
—Uneasy at night, on account of her toothache.— Yehement 



VARIETIES OF HEADACHE. 31 

readily irritated ; extremely sensitive to noise and scents. 
Ann. I. p. 75. 

Nux vom. Symptoms : Vertigo, as if the brain turned in 
a circle, with staggering, obscuration of sight, and loss of con- 
sciousness. — Headache, as if the head had been beaten, in the 
morning when in bed ; stitches and pressure over the eyes. — 
Heat in the head during dinner. — Tingling in the ears. — Dread 
of light. — After a meal the patient is attacked with qualms of 
sickness, and anguish, accompanied by risings from the pit of 
the stomach. — Throbbing in the region of the stomach. — Burn- 
ing in the pit of the stomach. — Oppressive distention and 
rumbling in the abdomen. Ann. II. p. 73. 
Nux vom. ToVo" °f a g r -> repeated three times. 

Symptoms : Periodical headache ; stitches, or sometimes a 
dull, heavy headache, with inability to raise the head. — Heat 
about the head, red face. — Constipation. Ann. II. p. 74. 

Nux vom. VIII, one drop, one dose. In a man of fifty-two 
years. 

Symptoms : Lancinating headache, especially in the left 
side, every day after dinner, accompanied by general heat and 
redness of the face, afterwards a little sweat. — Bitter taste in 
the morning, with little appetite. Ann. III. p. 4. 

Nux vom. Valuable against periodical headache. 

Symptoms : A rending ache early in the morning, most 
violent about noon, ceasing in the evening ; sometimes accom- 
panied with pain in the hepatic region, nausea, inclination to 
vomit, bitter eructations and vomiting, costiveness. 

Also against catarrhal headache. 

Symptoms : Throbbing ache in the forehead, over the 
eyes, in the temples, and on the top of the head, as if the head 
would burst ; aggravated by reflection, stooping, coughing, be- 
ginning in the morning, continuing until the afternoon ; brought 
on by coryza and cough. 

Against headache from congestion of blood. 

Symptoms : Vertigo when walking and stooping, desolate- 
ness and heaviness of the head. — Tension and aching in the 
forehead ; heat and redness of the face. — Tasteless vomiting, 
night and morning. 

Against hysteric headache. 

Symptoms : Dull, heavy ache, affecting the whole head, 
especially the top and the forehead. — Vertigo, desolateness of 
the head, violent pressure over the eyes : sensitiveness of the 
eyes to the light. — Dimsightedness ; .obscuration of the sight ; 
humming of the ears. — Afterwards the face is pale and looks 
disordered. — Nausea, bitter, sour taste ; vomiting of bile. — 



32 DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND BRAIN. 

Asthmatic constriction of the chest, palpitation of the heart. — 
Frequent desire to urinate, the urine being scanty and clear. — 
Chilliness and coldness of the whole body. — A decrease of the 
headache is accompanied by a fainting sort of weakness, etc. 
All. Zeit. V. p. 274. 

Nux vom. Several doses, with two doses of Sepia being 
given as intermediate remedies on the return of the attacks. 

Symptoms : Every week the patient was attacked with 
rending headache for twenty-four hours, at times extending 
over the whole head, at times only over the right side. — Vomit- 
ing of bile and mucus, when the attacks were very violent. — 
A little costive. Jahr. d. h. Heilanst. III. p. 90. 

Platina. Against a violent, spasmodic sort of a pain in the 
fore-part of the head, especially over the root of the nose, with 
heat and redness of the face, a whining sort of uneasiness, with 
premature and profuse menses. Arch. XII. 3, p. 148. 

Petroleum VI, being used as the chief remedy, acted fa- 
vorably for forty-four days. In a man of twenty-nine years ; 
Cause : Derangement of the digestive apparatus, and fall upon 
the head. 

Symptoms : Vertigo when stooping, the head feeling gloomy 
all the time. — Violent pressure in the fore-part of the head, ag- 
gravated by every mental exertion, until he felt perfectly stupid. 
— Violent heat in the face and head. — Wavelets of lights mov- 
ing to and fro before the eyes, when exerting them. — Appetite 
weak ; aversion to fat and meat. — A good deal of thirst. — 
Taste bitter and sourish. — Nausea after a meal; sometimes 
green, bitter vomiting. — Pressure at the stomach, after a meal. 
Feeling of coldness in the body. — Cuttings and twitchings in 
the belly, in the direction of the chest, with sudden desire for 
stool, and watery, yellowish evacuations, from six to seven a 
day ; afterwards burning at the rectum. — Great lassitude, espe- 
cially in the joints, accompanied by tearing in all the limbs. 
He wakes up very early, with colic and diarrhoea. — Despond- 
ing, sad, apprehensive of the future. — After Petroleum had 
ceased to act, the following symptoms remained : Gloominess 
of the head, pressure in the forehead and occiput, but never 
increasing to imbecility. — Tearing in the joints ; lassitude after 
exercise.— Phosph. X° and finally Calc. VHP completed the 
cure. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 124, etc. 

Pulsatilla IV. In a girl of twenty-four years. 

Symptoms : Violent headache in the morning, first only in 

the forehead, afterwards in the whole head, as if the head were 

screwed in. — Vertigo and heaviness of the head, when raising 

herself in bed, aggravated by meditation and talking. — Faint- 



VARIETIES OF HEADACHE. 33 

ishness, tremor and vacillating gait ; paleness of the face. — 
Nausea and prickling in the pit of the stomach. — Sense of con- 
striction transversely across the chest, with great anguish and 
uneasiness. — Want of thirst, with dryness of the mouth. — 
Loathing of food. — Frequent shiverings. — Extreme sensitive- 
ness ; frequent weeping. Arch. II. 2, p. 135. 

Pulsatilla II, one drop. In a woman of forty-three years ; 
Cause : Mercurial frictions. 

Symptoms : Continued, slightly tearing headache, worse in 
the evening and continuing during the night ; feeling as if the 
headache ascended from the nape of the neck, which seems to 
become contracted ; afterwards the pain becomes fixed in 
the parietal bones, it is then a boring and stitching pain, at- 
tended with vertigo, roaring in the ears and obscuration of 
sight. — Slight twitchings of the left eyelidj tearing and press- 
ing in the left eye, with lachrymation. — Hard stool. — Chilli- 
ness in the evening, with stinging pains in the limbs, and sub- 
sequent heat. Arch. III. 2, p. 115. 

Pulsatilla I. In a child of eight years. 

Symptoms : Throbbing and stinging on the left side of the 
forehead, alternately evening and morning ; decreasing on 
pressure and in the open air, increasing in the room, when 
lying, stooping, or when moving the eyes. — Afterwards violent 
pain in the stomach, sour or bilious vomiting, followed by a 
pinching, contracting, and clawing belly-ache. Arch. I. p. 93. 

Pulsatilla, one dose. In a woman of twenty-three years. 

Symptoms: Sudden attack of violent headache, with 
stitches in the top of the head, and burning of the eyes. — 
Afterwards nausea, dryness of the mouth, redness of the face. 
— Dares not stir ; on the slightest motion she feels as if the 
brain would fall out. — The attack lasts from six to thirteen 
hours ; the pain is somewhat diminished by strongly com- 
pressing the head. — Lastly there is weakness and lassitude. 
Ann. I. p. 73. 

Pulsatilla II. In a woman of thirty years. 

Symptoms : Stitches in the forehead, right temple and ear, 
extending into the teeth, accompanied by general throbbing in 
the head ; the stitches are especially violent in the evening and 
at night. — A good deal of thirst, costiveness and chilliness. — 
The subsequent gnawing in the stomach was relieved by Nux 
IT. Ann. I. p. 85. 

Pulsatilla I, one drop. In a woman of thirty-two years. 

Symptoms : Drawing, itching pain in the left temple, re- 
turning every evening. — Continual sensation as of buzzing and 
roaring in the head, worse in the evening, with a sensation as 

c 



34 DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND BRAIN. 

if the left side of the vertex were being raised and pressed 
asunder. — Memory and body are very much weakened. — 
Tearing in the left ear. — Dimsightedness. — Painful hemorrhage 
from the genital organs. — When closing the eyes, she is assailed 
with anxious dreams. — Composed and silent mood. Ann. IV. 
4, p. 440. 

Pulsatilla IV, one drop ; a few weeks later Sepia X°°. 
In a girl of twenty-nine years. 

Symptoms : Throbbing headache, especially when stoop- 
ing. — Frequent tearing and lancinations in forehead and face, 
as if the head would burst. — Pain forces her to lie down ; 
vomiting of bile affords short relief. — Menses weak and delated ; 
their appearance is accompanied by aching in the abdomen. — 
Stool slow and intermitting. — Nux vom. VIII 000 regulated the 
evacuations. Pract. Com. II. p. 186. 

Rhus, seven times in succession. In a case of cephalagra, 
with lancinating pain, and obtusion of the head. Arch. XII. 
2, p. 26. 

Rhus. Symptoms : Headache, returning at intervals of a 
few hours, beginning with stitches in the ears, which after- 
wards pass into the temples, forehead, and root of the nose, 
and finally into the zygomata ; they gradually terminate in the 
jaws ; teeth and gums are also painful. Ann. II. p. 74. 

Rhus, two doses, in cephalagra, with painful inflammation 
of the eyes. All. Zeit. II. p. 192. 

Rhus VI, one drop, repeated every eight days. In a hys- 
teric woman of forty years. 

Symptoms : Violent pain in the back part of the head ; is 
obliged to lie down, without being able to talk or to take nour- 
ishment. — The attack is brought on by the slightest vexation, 
or by exercise in the open air. All. Zeit. V. p. 151. 

Sepia, one dose every eight days, relieved a hysteric head- 
ache. 

Symptoms : Beginning in the morning with tearing and 
drawing under the left parietal bone, afterwards changing to 
pressure and throbbing in the occiput. — Nausea and vomiting. 
— Cannot open her eyes, nor can she bear any light. — Costive- 
ness ; during the attack she felt an excessive desire for an em- 
brace. Pract. Comm. II. p. 10. 

Sepia is useful in hemicrania with rending pain. Hartm. 
in Ruckert II. p. 245. 

Sepia X 000 , three doses. In a girl of nineteen years. 

Symptoms : In the morning, heaviness and obtusion of the 
head. — Hemicrania; violent tearing and boring, accompanied 
by stitches ; has to close her eyes and press upon them with 



VARIETIES OF HEADACHE. 35 

the hand. — Aversion to food during the attack. All. Zeit. VII. 
p. 132. 

Silicea X°°. In a girl of twenty-six years. 

Symptoms : Headache, lancinating and tearing, extending 
downwards through the bones of the face into the jaw and 
teeth. Ann. III. p. 4. 

Sulphur, several doses. In a man who worked in lead 
or tin, or was employed in varnishing. 

Symptoms : Pressure, tearing and stupefaction in the head 
every eight days, during the day, with nausea and want of 
appetite. — Bryonia and Nux had had a passing effect. Ann.. 
IV. p. 434. 

Spir. Sulph., tincture, one globule. In a child of eleven 
years. 

Symptoms : Pressure in the forehead and the forepart of 
the head, beginning in the morning, every day, and continuing 
the whole day ; unfits the child for study ; is easily tired when 
walking. Ann. III. p. 271. 

Sulphur was found beneficial in the following varieties of 
headache : stitching pain in the frontal eminences, with vomit- 
ing of the ingesta ; stitches in the left side of the head, accom- 
panied by burning on the forehead, tearing through the whole 
head, humming before the ears and nausea ; drawing and 
cracking in the upper part of the head, moving towards the 
occiput, frequently accompanied by nausea. Ann. IV. p. 258. 

Sulphur, four doses, at intervals of nine or twelve days. 
In a lying-in woman. 

Symptoms : Violent tearing in the fore-part of the head and 
the upper half of the face, with great sensitiveness of these 
parts to the slightest touch ; accompanied by coldness in the 
head and body, with external warmth. — Stitches through the 
e y es# . — Several attacks daily, preceded by prickling in the nose, 
short cough, yawning and stretching, and followed by heat and 
sweat. Ann. IV. p. 258. 

Sulphur X°. In a young man of eighteen years ; Cause ;■ 
Suppression of the itch. 

Symptoms : Violent pressure in the forehead every day, at 
nine o'clock in the morning, accompanied by heat, buzzing and 
roaring in the head, increasing until noon, then decreasing 
again. All. Zeit. IV. p. 306. 

Taraxacum, one drop of the essence. In a case of head- 
ache which made the patient almost crazy, and came on only 
when walking or standing. Ann. IV. p. 404. 

Veratrum and Tinct. acris, are recommended as emi- 
nently useful remedies in megrim. All. Zeit. I. p. 154. 



36 DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND BRAIN. 

China IV 000 , Bellad. X, and Ars. X°°. 

Symptoms : Hemicrania, tearing, lancinating, burning, in 
the region of the left temple, and the left side of the frontal 
bone, increasing from eight o'clock in the morning until noon. 
— Dread of light, lachrymation and redness of the left eye. — 
A thin fluid is running out of the left nostril ; afterwards it be- 
comes obstructed. — After China the pain abates for one day ; 
after Belladonna the discharge from the nose became puri- 
form ; after Ars. the patient blew out a large, hard, polypus- 
like substance ; this was followed by a cessation of the puriform 
discharge and headache. Arch. XII. 3, p. 112. 

2. INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN. 

Bellad. VIII, one drop, Chamom. IV, one drop, afterwards 
Bellad. X, one drop, in a child of fifteen years ; inflammatory, 
soporous conditions. 

Symptoms : Lies with closed eyes, moaning. — Skin is pale, 
dry, and warm ; face collapsed, nose dry. — Breathing short and 
hurried, alternating with slow inspirations. — Pulse frequent, 
irritated, of a deceiving hardness, changeable. — Tongue moist ■ 
she drinks after she has been raised, and swallows easily, but 
she readily falls back again. — Frequently throws about her left 
arm and leg, both of which she stretches upwards and out- 
wards. — Abdomen a little painful when touched. — Involuntary 

discharge of faeces and urine. — Sometimes a loose cough. 

Hears nothing, desires nothing, utters no sound. — Bellad. 
afforded a good deal of relief; Chamom. was given against the 
violent diarrhoea and the moaning, distortion of the mouth 
knitting of the brow ; a second dose of Bellad. effected the 
cure. Arch. III. 1, p. 16. 

Bellad. X, one drop. In a man of thirty years ; Cause : 
Violent cold. 

Symptoms : Sleeplessness ; complains of vertigo when 
raising himself ; is delirious, raging, shrieks, wishes to escape, 
tosses to and fro in the bed. — In his bright moments the head 
feels heavy and obtuse ; fulness of the head, horribly burning, 

oppressive and sometimes lancinating pain in the head. Eyes 

look wild, rolling, red, dreading the light ; sees sparks and 
flames. — Hears minutely ; the hearing is sensitive ; humming 
and tingling before the ears.— Face is hot, red, covered with a 
viscid humidity.— Frequent sneezing and pressing in the nose ; 
sometimes slight bleeding at the nose.— Pulse quick, hard and 
spasmodic ; skin dry, hot, red and tense. — The expirations are 
anxious, sighing, and intermitting.— Hoarseness ; talking is 



VARIETIES OF HEADACHE. 37 

sometimes difficult. — Lips and mouth are hot and dry ; the 
tongue is covered with a tough phlegm. — Violent thirst. — Feel- 
ing of constriction in the oesophagus, and frequent desire to 
swallow. — Nausea, vomiting of bile and mucus. — Hiccough. — 
Retention of stool. — Red, burning urine. —Bryonia Y, one 
drop, relieved the subsequent weakness and obtusion of the 
head, coated tongue, want of appetite, and hard stool. — Arch. 
IV. 1, p. 145. 

Belladonna X°°, twenty doses, one dose every four to six 
hours. In a child of three years, during the period of desqua- 
mation in scarlatina. 

Symptoms : Continual sopor, with bloated, red counten- 
ance ; is speechless and unconscious of herself. — Breathing is 
short, rattling, moaning, and the expirations are forced. — In- 
voluntary discharge of faeces : they are liquid and smell badly ; 
urine red and hot. — The mucous membrane of the mouth is 
inflamed. — The continued somnolence was relieved by two in- 
termediate doses of Tartar Emetic IV. Arch. XII. 2, p. 86. 

Belladonna X. In a child of eighteen months ; Cause : 
Repelled measles. 

Symptoms : A good deal of thirst. — Distortion of the eyes. 
— Boring with the head into the pillow. — Hair dripping with 
sweat. — Convulsions ; the head is bent backwards. — Lies in a 
state of stupor with half closed eyes. Ann. I. p. 11. 

Belladonna X°°, diminished the cerebral affection, Acon. 
and Bryon. relieved the inflammatory symptoms of the chest, 
in a boy of eleven years. 

Symptoms : Dry and hacking cough, with stitches in the 
right side of the chest ; he cannot rest on this side. — Vomit- 
ing ; head and belly-ache ; diarrhoea and discharge of lumbrici ; 
violent heat and thirst. — After catching cold the following 
symptoms occurred : Violent delirium and striking with hands 
and feet. — In his easy moments he had vertigo, stitches and 
tearing in the forehead ; he cannot hold up his head ; he often 
grasps at it. — Face red, bloated, burning. — Is constantly moan- 
ing and sobbing. — Skin dry and tense. — His physiognomy 
expresses anguish ; he often utters a sudden shriek. Ann. I. 
p. 12. 

Belladonna X°° and, in forty-eight hours, Puls. V. In 
a child of six months. 

Symptoms : First, heat and chilliness, redness of the face 
alternating with paleness. — Yellow-greenish diarrhoea, accom- 
panied by moaning. — Afterwards sunken eyes ; dry nose ; the 
wings of the nose are moved when breathing. — Boring with 
the occiput into the cushion, with eyes half opened and dis- 



38 DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND BRAIN. 

torted. — Frequently desires to drink, and sometimes throws it 
up. — Rattling breathing. — Convulsive bending of the limbs. 
Ann. III. p. 267. 

Belladonna X 000 . In a child of five years. 

Symptoms : Head and belly-ache. — Boring with the occi- 
put into the cushion. — Face hot, red, bloated. — Sopor, with 
half opened and distorted eyes ; grasps with his hands at the 
head. — Sometimes starts up hurriedly, looks around with shy- 
ness and anxiety, and then falls back again into a state of 
sopor. — Much thirst, no appetite. — Stool rare, and hard, and 
clotty. Ann. III. p. 409. 

Bryonia, one drop of the tincture. Inflammatory nervous 
fever ; Cause : Having lain on the snow. 

Symptoms : Chills for six hours, with redness of the face, 
heat in the head and great thirst. — Constant inclination to 
sleep, interrupted by delirium ; shrieking and starting up with 
fright, with cold sweat on the forehead. — Headache when 
waking up, pain in all the limbs, conanual chilliness. Arch. 
VIII. 2, p. 79. 

Hyosciamus II, one drop. In a man of twenty-four years ; 
Cause : Cold after great exertions. 

Symptoms : Loss of consciousness, closed eyes. — Difficult 
opening of the mouth ; tongue covered with white foamy 
mucus. — Delirium about business ; sings unintelligibly, mur- 
murs or smiles, or is sometimes entirely silent. — Moves his 
hands as if he would pull at the bed-cover ; frequently starts. 
— Dilatation of the pupils ; faint lustre of the eyes. — Red com- 
plexion ; skin dry and parched. — Breathing hurried, anxious ; 
pulse full. — Abdomen somewhat distended. — Next day inflam- 
matory symptoms of the chest set in ; which yielded to Arnica 
II, one drop. Arch. VII. 1, p. 69. 

Opium II afforded speedy relief in a case of sopor with 
snoring, half opened eyes ; inability to recollect the symptoms 
after waking ; the patients complained of nothing, had no de- 
sire for any thing, vomited frequently. Arch. IX. 2, p. 140. 

Stramonium III, when the sleep seemed to be rather na- 
tural, with twitchings of the limbs, moaning, vacant look on 
waking, or when moving restlessly in the bed ; at times the 
patient stared, withdrew slowly and shyly, or escaped with 
sounds indicating fear, accompanied by great feverish heat, 
redness of the face, moist skin. Arch. IX. 2, p. 140. 

Sulphur X° in a cerebral inflammation consequent upon 
suppressed otorrhcea (running at the ear). After Sulph. were 
•exhibited Bellad. Hyosc. and Arnica. Ann. IV. p. 298. 



DROPSY OF THE BRAIN. 39 



3. CONCUSSION OF THE BRAIN. 

Arnica II 000 did great good in a case of concussion of the 
brain, with probable effusion, consequent upon a blow upon 
the head. 

Symptoms : Face pale and sunken. — Breathing almost 
imperceptible. — Pulse small. — Points with his hand to the ver- 
tex ; soon afterwards falls again into a state of fainting. — His 
teeth are convulsively set upon one another ; mouth slightly 
closed. — Burning and throbbing pain in the head, and great 
sensitiveness of the integuments of the head to the touch ; this 
sensitiveness exists in the region of the right parietal bone ; 
here the integuments were swollen and somewhat ecchymosed 
(streaked with blood). Subsequent symptoms required more- 
over the use of other remedies. Ann. III. p. 159. 

Arnica, eight drops of the tincture mixed in a wine-glass 
full of distilled water, six drops every three hours. — Con- 
cussion of the spinal marrow, in a woman of forty years ; 
Cause : Fall upon the nates. 

Symptoms : Shortly after the fall, numbness and paralytic 
weakness of the upper extremities, headache in the cerebellum. 
— Vertigo, nausea and vomiting. — Great oppression of the 
chest, with painful breathing. — Sensation of painful constric- 
tion over the region of the stomach and the epigastric region, 
accompanied by a feeling of anguish. — Pain in the vertebral 
column, opposite the scrobiculus cordis. — Afterwards the pulse 
is feeble, almost as thin as a thread ; face tinged yellow, col- 
lapsed. All. Zeit. VI. p. 120. 

Merc sol. effected a speedy improvement in the symp- 
toms consequent upon a violent injury of the head, where 
Arnica, Bellad. and Aconite had done no good. All. Zeit. 
I. p. 154. 

4. DROPSY OP THE BRAIN. 

Belladonna VIII, one drop. In a rickety child of four 
years. 

Symptoms : Fever with evening and night exacerbations, 
violent headache, difficulty of holding the child, etc. Arch. III. 
1, p. 14, 15. 

Belladonna X, one drop. 

Symptoms : Opisthotonos. — Alternation of senseless stupor 
and wild starting and screaming, with a violent pinching pain 
in the abdomen. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 90. 



40 DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND BRAIN. 

Belladonna X ; previously Aconite III ; finally Opium 
II. In a boy of four years ; Cause : Fall upon the head. 

Symptoms : First, chilliness ; afterwards, heat with red- 
ness of the face, thirst and stupor ; wakes only in order to 
drink ; starts while asleep. — Aconite diminished the heat 
and produced vomiting of lumbrici. — Continual sopor, with 
half opened and distorted eyes. — Bloated face, distorted fea- 
tures ; dry nose. — Frequently grasps with his hands at the 
head ; subsultus tendinum (jactitation) ; twitchings of the 
muscles of the face, especially around the mouth. — Gnashing 
of teeth and violent beating of the carotids. — Bellad. removed 
the danger, and Opium relieved the sopor. Ann. I. p. 13. 

Belladonna, one dose, previously three doses of Acon., 
relieved a case of acute hydrocephalus, with vomiting ; boring 
with the head into the pillow. All. Zeit. I. p. 146. 

Arnica II 10 , one dose every four hours, effected a speedy 
cure where Acon. and Bellad. were of no avail. All. Zeit. 
I. p. 155. 

Helleborus X, is said to be very useful in acute hydro- 
cephalus. In chronic hydrocephalus Helleb. niger, acting 
eight or ten days, followed by Sulphur, and lastly Arsenic 
have been employed with advantage. Arch. XV. 2, and p. 26. 

5. APOPLEXY. 

Arnica, one drop, two doses. In a man of seventy-two 
years. 

Symptoms : Yertigo and headache ; falls down without 
consciousness, the jaw hanging down. — The extremities of the 
left side are insensible, and hang down paralyzed. — Utters un- 
intelligible sounds ; with his right hand points to the head. — 
Pulsations are strong and full, intermitting every seventh beat. 
— Nux and Bryonia relieved the fulness of the abdomen and 
costiveness. Arch. XIY. 3, p. 128. 

Baryta X°°. In an old drunkard ; Cause : Cold after an 
echauffeme7it. 

Symptoms : Mouth distorted, tongue paralyzed, speechless. 
— Consciousness undisturbed. — Want of voluntary motion of 
the right arm. Arch. XY. I, p. 103. 

Baryta acet. Three doses, yj^ and t<ToTo"- I n an °ld 
man of eighty-four years. 

Symptoms : When sitting, cannot keep himself straight, 
the body becomes bent and contracted ; he is unable to utter 
an intelligible word, or to stretch forth his tongue. — Has no 
clear consciousness : childish, thoughtless demeanor. — Somno- 



APOPLEXY. 41 

lence ; sleep full of uneasiness, with groaning and murmuring. 
Immobility of the pupils ; faint, somewhat red eyes. — Circum- 
scribed, dark redness of the cheeks. — Cold hands with blue 
spots upon them. — Weak, somewhat accelerated pulse. — Fre- 
quent micturition. — No stool. Ann. II. p. 57. 

Belladonna X. In a girl of nineteen years. 

Symptoms : Vertigo ; anguish ; falls down without con- 
sciousness when performing her work. — Stupor ; dilatation of 
the pupils ; face red, somewhat bloated ; great engorgement of 
blood in the white of the eye. — Is unable either to speak or to 
swallow ; expresses by signs that she suffers pain, extending 
from the dorsum of the tongue as far as the region of the sto- 
mach, and in the left thigh. — No stool. — Pulse hard. Arch. 
V. 1, p. 65. 

Belladonna VIII. In a woman of forty-five years. 

Symptoms : The attack was followed by a loss of the 
faculty of motion and sensation in the right side of the body. 
Speechlessness ; loss of sight and smell. — Mouth drawn to- 
wards the ear. — Lucid consciousness. — Convulsive movements 
of the face and left arm. — Difficult deglutition. — Ptyalism. — 
Thirst. — Bloated face. — Red, protruding eyes. — Constipation. 
Ann. II. p. 56. 

Belladonna, two doses. In a man of sixty years. 

Symptoms : Vertigo and falling down without any con- 
sciousness. — Sopor ; loss of speech, with rattling. — Two doses 
of Rhus, one dose being given every twelve hours, had a good 
effect on the paralysis of the extremities. — Cocc. effected the 
cure. Arch XIV. 3, p. 128. 

Belladonna X. one drop, being used as an intermediate 
remedy, while several other remedies were being used, remov- 
ed the following symptoms in a man of sixty years : 

Symptoms : Coma vigil ; stupor, loss of consciousness. 
When spoken to wilh force, he mutters something, looking at 
his interrogator and then closing his eyes again. — Dilatation of 
the pupils. — Pale complexion ; bloatedness and occasional dis- 
tortion of the countenance. — At times he chews and grinds his 
teeth ; at times he lets the lower jaw drop a little. — Tough 
phlegm flowing out of the mouth. — Uninterrupted groaning 
and a sort of snoring. — Occasionally grasps at the genital 
organs, which are somewhat swollen. — Deep, slow breathing. 
— Skin dry.— Pulse full, even and somewhat hurried. Arch. 
V. 3, d. 111. 

Belladonna. This was given as a preventive against a 
relapse into apoplectic fits, to a stout woman in declining years ; 
the menses had ceased two years and a half ago, Bell, re- 



42 DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND BRAIN. 

stored the menses, afterwards blood was discharged with the 
stool. All. Zeit. V. p. 68. 

Cocculus IV 00000 and IV 000 , after venesection. In a girl 
of eighteen years. 

Symptoms : Nausea, vertigo, and falling without conscious- 
ness. — Glowing, red face. — Constant rotation of the eyeballs 
behind the closed lids. — Considerable dilatation of the pupils. — 
Breathing short, without any noise ; intermitting from time to 
time. — Pulse full, hard, frequent. — No sign of sensation when 
tickling the sole of the right foot : when tickling that of the left 
foot, she draws the leg to her. — When called to, she does not 
manifest any sign of having heard any thing.- — After Cocculus 
the paralysis disappeared promptly. Ann. IV. p. 47. 

Ipecacuanha II. one drop, three doses, one dose every 
two hours. In a man of sixty years. 

Symptoms : At night he falls out of his bed, without any 
consciousness, with foam at the mouth, groaning and snoring. 
— Interruption of the functions of the senses. — The upper eye- 
lids hang down ; the pupils are dilated and immovable. — Face 
bloated and somewhat reddened, with contortions and convul- 
sions. The carotids pulsate strongly. — The lower jaw is 
somewhat hanging down ; a good deal of saliva flowing out of 
the mouth. — Tremor of the lips. — Continual snoring. — Frequent 
moaning. — Slow, deep breathing. — Increased temperature of the 
whole body. — Skin soft, not moist. — Pulse full, strong, some- 
what hard, bounding, somewhat accelerated. — Moderate erec- 
tion. Ipec brought on vomiting and a soft evacuation ; the 
subsequent symptoms indicated Belladonna. To complete 
the cure, other remedies had to be also used. Arch. V. 3, p. 104. 

Nux vom., first X, sixteen drops in water as an enema, 
afterwards X, one drop, taken as a medicine. In a man of 
sixty-three years. 

Symptoms : Snoring, and without consciousness ; unin- 
terrupted flow of saliva from the mouth. — When spoken to 
loudly, he opens his eyes, and stammers : but he falls immedi- 
ately back again into his sopor. — Eyes dirty, without any lus- 
tre. — The organs of deglutition and the lower extremities are 
paralytic. — The lower jaw hangs down on the right side. — 
Frequently grasps at the head with his left arm. — Protrusion of 
inguinal hernia. — Nux not only relieved the general symptoms, 
but also the hernia ; the subsequent headache and vertigo were 
removed by Arnica III, one drop being given every fortnight ; 
Arnica I, three or four drops in a wine-glass full of water, was 
at the same time used as a wash. Arch. VIII. 2, p. 81. 

Opium, one drop of the tincture being repeated several 



PROSOPALGIA; OR, PAIN IN THE FACE. 43 

times. In a man of fifty years, who was fond of spirituous 
drinks. 

Symptoms : Eight days before the attack he was troubled 
with sleeplessness, or sleep interrupted by anxious dreams, or- 
gasm of the blood, and general heat. — The attack was preceded 
by vertigo, desolateness and heaviness of the head, stupefaction 
of the senses, hardness of hearing, humming of the ears, indis- 
tinct language, staggering gait, staring, somnolence. — During 
the attack the body is stiff ; face red, hot, bloated ; head hot 
and perspires. — Eyes red, shining, only half closed ; pupils 
dilated, insensible to the light. — Breathing slow and ■ snoring. 
— Foam at^ the mouth. — Hands and feet are cold. — Pulse full 
and accelerated. Convulsions and trembling of the upper and 
lower extremities ; the fingers are spasmodically contracted. — 
Loss of consciousness ; it is only when called to in a loud tone, 
that he gives some signs of consciousness. — After the attack, 
there is a continued redness of the face and eyes ; excessive 
excitement ; he laughs a good deal, talks nonsense, does not 
recognise those around him, is constantly grasping at his head. 
Opium removed both the precurring and the subsequent symp- 
toms, and was likewise a preventive against relapses. Allg. 
Zeit.V.v.305. 

Pulsatilla. In a girl of twenty-two years. 

Symptoms : Rigor, want of consciousness ; extremely 
bloated, blue-red face. — Violent beating of the heart, but almost 
no pulse. — Rattling breathing. Arch. XL 2, p. 112. 



IV. 

DISEASES OF THE FACE. 

1. PROSOPALGIA; OR, PAIN IN THE FACE. 

Aurum IV, half a grain. Pain in the bones consequent 
upon mercurial frictions on the upper lip. Ptyalism and glos- 
sitis (inflammation of the tongue), had been healed allceopath- 
ically ; the pain in the bone had lasted already more than half 
a year. 

Symptoms : Tensive pains in the upper jaw, through the 
bone, extending even into the cavity. — Boring pain in the velum 
pendulum palati. Fluent coryza, and some puriform discharge 
from the nose. Arch. VIII. 2, p. 70. 

Belladonna X, repeated in a fortnight. In a woman of 
thirty years. 



44 DISEASES OF THE FACE. 

Symptoms : Every day she had several attacks of pain 
lasting for about one hour ; beginning with a troublesome tickling 
on the right malar bone and nose, inducing her to rub the part ; 
rubbing causes the pain to break out at once. — Violently cut- 
ting pain along the infra-orbital nerve, increasing so as to make 
her almost crazy. — Increased secretion of tears and saliva. — 
Indolent stool. — Mind sluggish and without any hope. Arch. 
V. 1, p. 109, XI. 2, p. 75. 

Belladonna, half a drop of the 35th potence. In a man. 

Symptoms : Lancinating and tensive pain in the articulation 
of the lower jaw, with inability to open the mouth sufficiently. 
— Neck stiff and painful. — Inclination to grind with the teeth 
— Face red. Ann. I. p. 214. 

Belladonna, three doses, one dose a day. In a man of 
forty years. 

Symptoms : Daily attacks lasting several hours. — Violent 
tearing in the malar bone, with spasm in the lids of the right 
side ; they become spasmodically closed. — Twitchings in the 
muscles of this side of the face, and distortion of the mouth. — 
Heat in the face. Pr. Com. II. p. 5. 

Colocynthis. In a girl of twenty-seven years. Cause : 
cold. 

Symptoms : Violent tearing, burning, and continual stitches 
in the left side of the face, extending behind the ear, through 
the temples and the left half of the head, obliging her to scream. 
Every kind of contact causes her an intense pain ; this pre- 
vents her from sleeping at night. Colocyn. speedily relieved 
the pain in the face and head ; suppression of the menses and 
several other ailments demanded still other remedies. Ann. 
III. p. 21. 

Colocynthis, one dose ; a year afterwards the same pain 
came on, which was again speedily cured by Col. In a man 
of sixty years. 

Symptoms : Headache on the left side, with a feeling as if 
the left half of the head should be torn off. — Stitches and pain 
in the left cheek, in the eyelid, the orbit, upper jaw, left half of 
the nose and in the ear. — Toothache, with erratic throbbing in 
the teeth of that same side. — Tearing and tension in the face, 
with heat and redness on ihe left side. — Face somewhat bloat- 
ed. — -The pain abates in a short while, but reappears as short- 
ly ; contact and motion increase the pain. — Heat in the whole 
body, with thirst ; pulse full and hard. Ann. III. p. 411. 

Conium, one dose a day, appeased a violent pain in the 
face, consisting in tearings which occurred in the right half of 
the face with the rapidity of lightning, every two to five min- 
utes. All. Zeit. II. p. 69. 



PROSOPALGIA; OR, PAIN IN THE FACE. 45 

Lycopodium, X 000 , relieved the pain in the face, but left 
the pain in the ear and the right half of the brain untouched. 
In a man of sixty-eight years. 

Symptoms : Pain in the head and face, beginning with a 
feeling of coldness on the right side near the nose ; the pain 
gradually spreads into the right side of the face ; at the same 
time stitches are felt in the right side of the head, and a violent 
pain in the right ear, with burning in the right eye which looks 
red ; especially violent in the evening and night. 

Belladonna. X 10 , exhibited seven days later, freed eye and 
ear from the pain ; the pain, then, began with a sense as of draw- 
ing near the nose. — Baryta VI 6 , 7 days after Belladonna, 
relieved all the symptoms. Ann. IV. p. 206. 

Mezereum II, one drop ; afterwards VI 00 , effected a perfect 
cure in an officer of twenty-five years. 

Symptoms : Pain in one side of the face, especially when 
entering the warm room, after having taken warm nourishment 
and having k given the word of command for a long space of 
time. — Cramp-like, stupefying pressure, commencing on the 
left jugum, and extending thence upwards into the eye and tem- 
ples, and downwards into the ear, teeth, neck, and shoulder. — 
Sometimes he feels an aching in the occiput, stitches in the side 
which quickly come and go, and formication on the chest. 
Chamomilla, given as an intermediate remedy, relieved a 
nightly attack. Arch. X. 3, p. 94. 

Mercurius X 000 relieved a tearing pain in the whole of the 
right side of the head, face, and jaw, with swelling, sympathetic 
pain of the roots of two teeth, lachrymation, ptyalism, pain in 
the small of the back, and sleeplessness. All. Zeit. VI. p. 78. 

Nux vom. tVo of a grain, relieved a tearing pain in the face. 
Arch. VIII. 1, p. 20. 

Phosphorus, one dose. In a man of thirty years ; Cause : 
Violent cold. 

Symptoms : Vertigo, early in the morning ; the whole mass 
of the blood seems to rise to the head, — Itching over the tem- 
ple and the whole side of the face. — Tension in the skin of the 
face, on the left side. — Bloatedness and paleness of the face. — 
Dull tearing in the whole of the left cheek. — Dull painful 
drawing in the left side of the upper jaw, extending as far as 
.the root of the nose. — Pain and stitches in the cheek, com- 
mencing at the upper left jaw, extending as far back as opposite 
the ear and near the articulation of the jaw. — Intense pain when 
opening the mouth, through the whole of the left side of the 
face. Ann. III. p. 410. 

Phosphorus, 4 doses, one dose every five days, in a man of 
fifty years. 



46 DISEASES OF THE FACE. 

Symptoms : Violent tearing, commencing in the gums of the 
lower jaw ; then it increases in intensity, extends beyond the 
upper jaw into the infra-orbital fossa ; it is excited by talking, 
eating, and the slightest touch. ^-Accompanied by tearing pain 
in the vertex, humming before the ears, and sense as of tension 
in the cheek. Pr. C. II. p. 5. 

Spigelia X, cured several cases of prosopalgia. In one 
case the pain was regularly relieved or suppressed by this rem- 
edy ; a complete cure was only effected by the Antipsorics. 

Symptoms of this case : Violent pain in the left half of the 
face, worst in the zygoma and the neighboring parts of the 
orbit ; was unable to bear the slightest contact, or even to move a 
limb without exciting the pain. — The left side of the nose, and 
the upper lip were bloated and shining. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 20. 

Stannum has been repeatedly useful as an efficacious reme- 
dy in obstinate prosopalgia. All. Z. III. p. 118. 

Staphisagria X°°, repeated in twenty-four hours, and then 
in three days, in a man of thirty years. 

Symptoms ; Tearing, commencing in a hollow tooth in the 
left side of the upper jaw, and spreading through the whole of 
the left half of the upper row of teeth ; it becomes fixed in the 
pies anserinus of the dental nerve as a violent pain, which 
may be excited by the slightest touch, and is only slightly di- 
minished by strong pressure. — When the pain is very violent, 
it reaches behind the left ear and extends even into the left arm. 
— Sense as of the left cheek being swollen. — Constriction of 
the oesophagus. — Contraction with a sense as of griping in the 
abdomen. — Violent pain with spasmodic weeping, oppressed 
breathing, coldness of the hands, cold sweat in the face. — The 
attacks frequently come on every day. — The pain in the face 
disappeared after Staph. ; some other symptoms required an 
antipsoric treatment. Pr. C. I. p. 186. 

Tinctura acris has been useful in nervous, rheumatic 
tearing of the face, resembling prosopalgia. All. Zeit. VI. 
p. 23. 

From my own experience I might easily quote a number of 
successful cures of certain kinds of prosopalgia, in females, by 
means of Belladonna, and especially Baryta Carb. I 
shall content myself with narrating the following case of pro- 
sopalgia, treated successfully by means of Act^a spicata 
X, a remedy which has as yet been seldom employed. 

A chamber-maid of about twenty years, was, after every cold 
she caught, affected with semilateral rheumatic pains in the face. 
They apparently commenced in a diseased tooth, thence ex- 
tending beyond the upper jaw, over the eye, ear, and the whole 



ERYSIPELAS OF THE FACE. 47 

right side of the head, sometimes occurring by day, sometimes 
also at night. The symptoms were by no means permanent ; 
according to the changes which took place, Chamomile, Nux 
or Bellad. were exhibited. The patient secretly drank cof- 
fee, which neutralized the effects of the remedies, and induced 
me to give up the treatment. The woman had another attack, 
the pain being a violent tearing and drawing commencing in 
the teeth of the upper jaw, and extending through the zygoma 
as far as the temples ; the pain rose to the highest pitch when 
touching or moving the muscles of the face. By way of trial 
I gave her Act^ea X 000 ; the pain disappeared completely in a 
few hours. 



2. ERYSIPELAS OF THE FACE. 

Every physician knows that this disease sometimes exhibits 
threatening symptoms, and that, by means of a metastasis to 
the brain, its issue may be fatal. It is a great pleasure to know 
that also against this disease, Homoeopathy possesses certain 
and safe remedies. The following are the remedies which 
have done the greatest good in this disease. 

Belladonna VIII, one drop, one dose. In a lying-in 
woman of thirty years. 

Symptoms : Erysipelas beginning at the internal canthus 
of the left eye, and spreading over the nose as far as the right 
half of the face. — Continual chills ; a good deal of thirst ; irri- 
tated, broad, frequent pulse. — Inability to use her senses ; weak- 
ness of memory ; frightfulness. — Vertigo, cannot keep her head 
straight. — Violent headache, pressing from within outwards ; 
j erks, grinding pain, and commotion in the head. — Dread of 
light. — Trembling when walking. — Want of appetite ; nausea ; 
no stool. — Diminution of the milk in the breast. — Sleep inter- 
rupted by anxious frightful dreams. Arch. III. 1, p. 31. 

Belladonna VI cured a dark red and hard erysipelas of the 
face, unaccompanied by fever, in a woman of fifty-six years ; 
the cure was effected in six days. Arch. III. 1, p. 44. 

Bellad. X, half a drop, two doses ; followed by Bellad. 
X, one drop ; aided by two doses of Aconite VIII, one drop 
each. Cause : Probably a cold. 

Symptoms : Fever, depression of all the limbs, dull head- 
ache and heaviness of the head, pappy taste, tongue coated 
white ; dryness ; face red ; sensation of uneasiness and warmth. 
— Erysipelas first breaks out on the right side of the face, after- 
wards on the left ; with considerable swelling, marked srastric 



48 DISEASES OF THE FACE. 

symptoms, tongue with a thick white coating, retching, obtuse 
head, and continued fancies. Arch. XII. 2. p. 16. 

Belladonna. Erysipelas, with delirium, lancinating head- 
ache, wild look, violent thirst, dry tongue, parched lips. Ann. 
II. p. 14. 

Belladonna. Erysipelas, with swelling, so that the eyes 
cannot be opened. — Dry lips. — Rending, jerking pain in the 
head. — Stitches and roaring in the ears. — Burning in the throat, 
and pain during deglutition. — Dry, parched, stuttering, white- 
coated tongue. — Great thirst.— Distended region of the stomach. 
— Aggravated breathing. — Sensation as if the chest were being 
pressed upon with a heavy stone ; with erratic stitches, and ir- 
ritation inducing cough. — Nausea, bitter taste and loathing of 
food. — Retention of stool. — -Dry, hot skin, with cold feet. — 
Slow, full, hard pulse. —Scanty, brown-red, turbid urine. Ann, 
II. p. 13. 

Belladonna speedily effected an improvement in the case 
of a child ; the consequences of a relapse were removed by 
Rhus. All. Zeit. I. p. 144. 

Belladonna. In a child of two years and a half. 

Symptoms : Erysipelatous swelling, hardness and shining 
redness of the left cheek ; pain when touched. — Fever, want 
of appetite, a good deal of thirst, thin stool ; delirium in the 
evening and at night. To prevent a relapse, Sulphur was 
given. Jahrbuch d. h. Heilanst. L p. 178. 

Chamomilla III. Erysipelas of the face, with bilious 
symptoms ; consequent upon toothache. 

Symptoms : Swelling of the face and one part of the head ; 
the right cheek was very hard, blue, pulsating. — Gnawing pain 
in the bones of the face. — Violent headache ; stitches in the 
right ear. — Burning thirst ; bitter taste ; loathing and pressure in 
the pit of the stomach. — At night, fever with violent delirium, 
burning heat and sweat. — No stool. — Urine hot, turbid, yellow. 
Arch. V. 2, p. 40. 

Graphites X°° ; in a few days X° in a woman of fifty-five 
years. 

Symptoms : Chilliness and heat were followed by swelling 
of the face, redness and vesicles ; these dried up by the use of 
the nitrate of lead. This drying up was followed by the fol- 
lowing symptoms : Pain as from cutaneous ulceration in the 
hairy scalp ; with a feeling as if it were swollen. — Tearing in 
the left half of the forehead, towards the temple. — Violent gid- 
diness. — Tearing in the right half of the face. — The integu- 
ments of the forehead were red, swollen, as if covered with 
wide boards ; the face around the eyes is swollen. Tongue 



ERYSIPELAS OF THE FACE. 49 

dry, of a dirty yellow in the centre ; pulse hard, full, frequent. 
In the evening chilliness followed by heat. The remaining 
painful little humors on the hairy scalp were relieved by Si- 
lig. X°°. Pr. Com. I. 213. 

Hepar sulphuris L In a girl of twenty years, who suf- 
fered with rheumatism in the joints. Cause : Cold and suppres- 
sion of the pain in the joints. 

Symptoms : Vertigo when sitting up. — Tearing and lanci- 
nating pains through the whole head. — Bitter taste in the mouth. 
— No appetite. — Continued sense as of biting in the pharynx. — 
Much saliva in the mouth ; nausea and retching. — The urine is 
lemon-yellow. — Pulse small. — Lassitude. — The extremities feel 
as if they had been bruised by blows. — Frequently chilliness 
through the whole body, as if water had been poured over her, 
with subsequent heat and sweat, — Anxious dreams. — Face 
burning ; stitches in the swollen face, the whole of which is 
covered with vesicles. Ann. III. 2. p. 148. 

Hepar sulph. I. In a girl of twenty years. 

Symptoms: Vertigo when sitting up. — Stitching pain in 
the forehead. — Face red, hot, and swollen, especially about the 
nose, with stitches in the swollen parts. — Humming before the 
ears. — The external neck is painful to the touch. — Tongue 
coated white. — Taste as of clay. — No thirst. — Pulse small, fre- 
quent. — Frequent hiccough and irritation. — Burning sensation 
in the bowels over the whole abdomen. — The region of the liver 
is painful to the touch. — Costiveness. — Frequent micturition, 
with burning. — Stinging and burning pain in the small of the 
back ; the tearing in the limbs is increased by motion. — No 
sleep ; uneasy and tossing about in the bed. — Chilliness through 
the whole body, with subsequent heat and sweat — Great an- 
guish. Nux vom, VIII, one drop, had been given before, and 
had removed the vertigo, the stinging pain, the tearing in the 
ears, the uneasiness and anguish. Hepar Sulp. removed the 
erysipelas ; a relapse was relieved by Bryonia X. Ann. III. 
p. 149. 

Hepar sulp. I, after Aconite VIII, one fourth of a drop. 
In a woman of twenty years. 

Symptoms : Lancinating headache. — The right half of 
the face, forehead, nose, eyelids, mouth and cheek were consid- 
erably smooth, hard, red, tense and shining, hot. — Tongue 
coated white. — Taste bitter. — Pulse hard, frequent, — Stool in- 
dolent and hard. Frequently a violent chilliness pervades the 
whole body, with subsequent heat and sweat ; skin dry. — Un- 
easy, short sleep. Ann. III. 2. p. 150. 



50 



DISEASES OF THE FACE. 



Hepar sulp. I, one drop, two doses, after two doses of 
Bellad. In a child of fifteen months. Cause : Fright. 

Symptoms : Intense fever ; sleep interrupted by jerks 
through the whole body. The erysipelas commenced at the 
left ear ; extended over the scalp as far as the right ear, where 
it disappeared. — Inflammation of the nose. — Diarrhoea from 
the second to the eighth day, yellow as bile, sometimes green- 
ish. Allg. Zeit. V. p. 84. 

Rhus X, one drop. In a woman of forty-eight years. 

Symptoms : Sudden failing of strength, with chill. — -Ver- 
tigo when raising the head. — Fainting fits. — Nausea unto 
vomiting. — Heaviness and obtusion of the head. — Painful 
cramps in the articulations of the jaws. — Sensitiveness and 
painfulness of the eyes when moved. — Bleeding at the nose 
during the night. — Aching in the gums, and sensation as if the 
teeth were too long and loose. — Conflux of saliva in the mouth, 
with feeling of dryness and violent thirst.— -Putrid, slimy 
taste, with want of appetite. — Face red, swollen, and shining, 
covered with a quantity of vesicles which are filled with 
yellowish water ; tension, pressure, burning, tingling, and 
stinging in the face. — Frequent yawning ; rising of air. — Irri- 
tation in the larynx, which induces a cough, producing painful 
shocks in the head. — Sleeplessness, or else sleep full of dreams. 
— Tearing pains in the nape of the neck and occiput, between 
the shoulders and in the joints ; the small of the back feels 
bruised, as by blows ; these symptoms are worse during rest. — 
Sensation as if warm water were pouring into the arms. — The 
hands and feet feel numb, and as if they had gone to sleep ; 
uneasiness in the lower extremities, deadness of the feet, and 
painful coldness of the tibiae. — Feeling of tension and fulness 
in the pit of the stomach. — Oppressive anguish of the chest ; 
sensation of orgasm in the chest, and tremor of the heart. — 
Pulse small and quick. — Great heat, skin covered with sweat. 
— Extreme depression of spirits. Arch. V. 2, p. 56. 

Rhus X°°, previously Acon. X°°. In a peasant woman 
of forty-nine years. 

Symptoms : Face disfigured by swelling, is covered with 
a yellowish redness indicating inflammation. — Vesicles in the 
face, of the size of a shilling and two-shilling-piece, burning 
and filled with a yellowish liquid. — Sleeplessness, violent 
thirst, great anguish and uneasiness. — Heat, vertigo, heaviness 
in the limbs. Ann. III. p. 267. 

Rhus X°°, and afterwards X° ; Cause : Draft of air. 
Symptoms : Obtusion and heaviness of the head, with sen- 
sation as if the head were being compressed, and as if the brain 



ERYSIPELAS OF THE FACE. 51 

were pulled and pushed in different places. — Drawing, tearing, 
twitching, and stitches in the incisores and the cuspidatus ; an 
ulcer had formed at this place. — Face swollen and disfigured ; 
blue borders and a kind of vesicular erysipelas around the 
eyes. — Hard swelling of the cheeks, nose, lower lip, chin, upper 
lip, with tensive and burning pain. — Spongy tongue, coated 
white. — Putrid taste, as of soap ; fetid odor from the mouth. — 
Mouth closed by swelling ; can only be opened a little. — Vio- 
lent nausea, with sensation as if he would faint. — Feeling of 
emptiness in the stomach ; tight aching at a small place, with 
sensation as if the stomach would be torn out there. — Violent 
chills. — Pulse quick, small, spasmodic. — Urine red. — Excessive 
lassitude, especially in the feet. Ann. IV. p. 51. 

Rhus X 00000 ; eight hours before, Aconite VIII 00000 had 
been exhibited. Rhus cured erysipelas in thirty-six hours. 
All. Zeit. IV. p. 278. 

Rhus, two doses. In a girl of twenty-four years. 

Symptoms : Swelling, redness, and heat of the nose and 
upper parts of the cheeks, with headache, and alternating 
chilliness and heat ; the swelling is covered with vesicles. — 
Tearing in the limbs. — No appetite. Jahrb. d. h. H. I. p. 178. 

Rhus, followed by Graphites in a few days. In a girl 
of sixteen years ; Probable cause : Fright. 

Symptoms : Considerable swelling of the right half of the 
face, so that the eye can only be opened a little. — A number of 
confluent, yellowish vesicles on the right cheek. — Swollen 
lips. — Aching over the right eye. — Burning in the swollen part 
of the face. — Vertigo in the erect posture. — Little appetite ; 
bitter taste. — Lassitude of the feet. — Pulse full and quick. — 
The left nostril is ulcerated and obstructed. Jahrb. d. h. H. 
III. p. 35. 

Rhus, previously Bellad. In a boy of nineteen years. 

Symptoms: Aching in the forehead and right temporal 
region.— Tensive pains in the face, with erysipelatous swelling, 
so that the eyes can only be opened a little. — Obstruction of the 
nose. — Painful dryness and roughness in the throat. — Tongue 
coated white. — Much thirst ; no appetite ; bitter taste. — Quick, 
somewhat hard pulse. — A good deal of sweat, with occasional 
transitory shivering. — Frequently a delaying stool. — General 
feeling as of being bruised. — Little sleep, on account of uneasi- 
ness, heat, and frightening visions in his dreams. — Two doses 
of Rhus, exhibited on the third and sixth day, relieved the 
symptoms ; Sulphur was then given to complete the cure. 
Jahrb. d. h. H. II. p. 106. 

Sulphur, one dose, after Aconite, Bellad., Rhus, Nux 



52 AFFECTIONS OF THE EYES. 

and Opium had been given without much success. In a deli- 
cate boy of six years. 

Symptoms: Slight chilliness, afterwards continual heat, 
with accelerated, somewhat hard pulse. — Bright red counte- 
nance ; faint eyes, without any lustre, the eyelids being half 
lowered. — Lying in a constant slumber and a sort of apathy. — 
Total want of sleep and appetite. — Urine red, scanty, becoming 
turbid ; delaying stool. — Dry nose. — Pretty violent thirst. — 
Obstinate and peevish during the periods of Apyrexia, which 
were short. — On the third day an erysipelatous, pale-red, and 
itching inflammation and distention of the skin of the left 
cheek was perceived between the eye and the temple, affecting 
in the highest degree the eyelids and the whole left side of the 
face, nose, ear, etc., terminating with desquamation. — Perfect 
health was established eight days after the exhibition of 
Sulphur. Ann. III. p. 258. 



AFFECTIONS OF THE EYES. 
1. HEMORRHAGE FROM THE EYES. 

Belladonna X, a small dose. Chamomilla IV, one drop 
of which had been given before, had only relieved the diarrhoea 
with the pains accompanying it ; the swelling of the lids and 
the ecchymosis had been somewhat diminished, and the rash 
had been favorably modified. In a girl of three weeks. 

Symptoms : Greenish, lastly watery diarrhoea, of disagree- 
able odor, every evacuation being preceded by screaming and 
writhing. Is unable, on account of the swelling, to open the 
eyelids ; agglutination of the same ; the margins are distended 
with blood ; the whole of the eye seems to be ecchymosed ; 
when opening the lids, a dark blood oozes out between them ; 
continued oozing of blood.— Rash over the whole body, worst 
upon the cheeks. — Excessive uneasiness, no quiet sleep. — Heat 
about head and chest, without sweat; Coldness of the ex- 
tremities. Takes no nourishment, not even the milk of the 
breast. — Great emaciation. Ann. VI. 2, p. 38. 

Carbo veg. X°°, repeated every four days, has been found 
useful against hemorrhage from the eyes in a very complicated 
case, where the rheumatic pains of the joints, back, and head, 



INFLAMMATION OF THE EYES. 53 

as well as the congestion of blood to the head, were constantly 
attended with a burning heat. Allg. Z. ILL p. 163. 

Nux vom. X, a small dose. In a child of six weeks, which 
was brought up by artificial means. 

Symptoms : Blood freely runs out of the eyes which ap- 
pear to protrude, with swelling of the eyelids. — Distended veins 
of the sclerotic coat ; bloody points may be seen upon the eye- 
ball ; they form drops, and then run out. — Eructations and re- 
gurgitation of the ingesta after a meal. — Sometimes the child 
screams and bends itself; these symptoms, however, abate, 
after the emission of flatulence. Retention of stool for two or 
three days : hard stool, with straining and prolapsus of the rec- 
tum, — Sweat about the head ; coldness of the extremities. — Un- 
easy sleep. — Great restlessness. Arch. VI. 2, p. 42. 

2. INFLAMMATION OF THE EYES. 

Acidum nitricum is often advantageously employed in 
those forms of ophthalmia, which originate in a sudden suppres- 
sion of syphilitic complaints. Hart, in R. I. p. 10. Note. 

Acidum sulphur, may often be advantageously commenc- 
ed with in the treatment of chronic ophthalmia, or such as de- 
pends upon latent Psora ; afterwards, a preparation of Sul- 
phur may be exhibited agreeably to the symptoms. H. in R. 
I. p. 33. Note. 

Aconitum X, a small dose, exhibited in the first stage of in- 
flammation, brought on by foreign bodies having got in the eye. 

Symptoms : The albuginea is more or less red. — Stinging 
ache in the whole eye. — Sensitiveness to the light. — Lachry- 
mation. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 157. 

Arnica II. Cause : Contusion caused by the kick of a 
horse. 

Symptoms : Aching in the forehead ; tearing and twitch- 
ing headache, increased by cough. — Distention of the eyelids 
produced by ecchymosis ; redness of the white of the eye ; di- 
latation of the pupil, with sensitiveness to the light.— His eyes see 
darkness. — Motion of the eye is painful, with a feeling of sore- 
ness ; the pain extends from the right eye into the ear, where 
the patient feels a tearing. — Sensation of pressure in the sur- 
rounding parts. — Swelling of the nose. — Putrid, slimy taste. — 
Bitter eructations, as after rotten eggs. — Grunting in the belly. — 
Constipation. — Brown urine, with a brick-red sediment. — 
Sleepiness. — Thirst for water. — First, chilliness ; afterwards 
heat. — Hypochondriac anxiety ; imagines he will have to lose 
his eye. The subsequent lachrymation, with fine stitches in 



54 AFFECTIONS OF THE EYES. 

the eye, and gum in the canthi, was relieved by one drop of 
the tincture of Euphrasia. Arch. V. 3, p. 24. 

Arsenicum VIII, one dose. Inflammation of the eye, 
apparently spontaneous. In a girl of fourteen years. 

Symptoms : Violent burning in the eye, which obliges her 
to lie down. The conjunctiva is lined with blood. Violent 
thirst and fever. Next day she recovered. Arch. VIII. 2, p. 
75. 

Arsenicum X°°, being permitted to act for sixty days 
began and evidently advanced the cure of an affection of the 
eye, attended with inflammation. In a scrofulous girl of eleven 
years. 

Arsenic removed the intolerance of light and the violent 
pains, diminished the redness of the conjunctiva and the ulcers 
on the cornea. 

Symptoms: Constant intolerance of light, which obliges 
her to incline her head in front and towards the affected side. 
The sick eye is almost entirely closed, the external side of the 
margins is a little red, the upper lid is swollen and hanging 
down a little. When opening the eye, she feels violent stitch- 
es accompanied by profuse lachrymation. — Cutting pain in the 
eyeball ; candle-light frequently produces burning, stinging, or 
cutting pains. — She is just able to distinguish day and night. — 
The conjunctiva seems to be a loose, bright-red cellular tissue, 
with distended veins ; the margin of the cornea is bordered 
with deep ulcers ; the laminae of the cornea are filled with a 
puriform liquid ; there is no trace either of iris or pupil. — The 
caruncula is swollen and inflamed; acrid lachrymation. A 
complete cure was affected by using some other remedies, and 
lastly the antipsorics. Arch. XII. 3, p. 102, etc. 

Arsenicum X, one dose, cured a violent inflammation of 
the eye in from eight to ten days. In a child of six years. 

Symptoms : Swelling of the eyelids, the conjunctiva is in- 
jected with single blood-vessels : the cornea exhibits cicatrices 
of old ulcers, and recent open ulcers. — Smarting, stinging, and 
burning pains, aggravated by looking in the light ; photophobia. 
— Sees every thing as through a gauze. Arch. XII. 3, p. 110. 

Arsenicum, one dose. In a servant-girl ; Cause : Caught 
cold in washing. 

Symptoms : Dark redness of the sclerotica ; when moving 
the eyelids, it is affected with a stinging, and then burning 
pain. — Intolerance of light is so excessive, that the eyelids 
spasmodically close. Arch. XII. 3, p. 111. 

Arsenicum has been found curative in ophthalmia conse- 
quent upon influenza, with subsequent ulcers upon the cornea, 
and violent photophobia. Arch. XIII. 2, p. 96. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE EYES. 55 

Arsenicum V, one drop. In a girl of nine years. 

Symptoms : Two small nebulous spots upon the cornea of 
the right eye. — Paroxysm every day about noon ; suddenly she 
feels a violent pressure in the eyeballs ; in half an hour the 
eyelids are considerably swollen and inflamed, with great into- 
lerance of light ; she remains in the darkest parts of the room ; 
in from two to four hours the symptoms abate. — This improve- 
ment is followed by a violent aching in the abdomen, terminat- 
ing in retching and vomiting of mucus. — Eats only dry bread, 
with constant thirst. — Diarrhoea. — Small painful vesicles on 
the upper lip, full of yellowish water.— Tongue coated white ; 
skin dry and relaxed. — Pulse small and soft. — Jactitation of the 
limbs while asleep. Arsen. gave prompt relief; Bry. X, one 
drop, relieved an inconsiderable attack, which occurred in six 
weeks. Ann. I. p. 239. 

Belladonna is especially suitable for scrofulous ophthal- 
mia, in cases of relapse, when the symptoms are similar to 
those of catarrhal ophthalmia and are accompanied by photo- 
phobia ; Hepar. s. relieves the remaining symptoms, or changes 
the symptoms to such a series as indicates another antipsoric. 
H. in R. I. p. 141. Note. 

Belladonna X 000 , acting three weeks, began the cure of 
n ophthalmia of a scrofulous girl of twelve years. Bar. 
acet., one grain and a half, and in five weeks a dose of Sulph. 
of two grains and a half, completed the cure. 

Symptoms : Frequent winking of the eyelids ; swelling, 
inflammation, and nightly agglutination of the eyelids. — 
Smarting and lachrymation of the eyes ; the blood-vessels of 
the conjunctiva are injected. — The pupils are somewhat con- 
tracted. — Photophobia. — Frequent roaring in the ears, and 
eruption behind the ears. — Scurf under the nose. — Deglutition 
somewhat impeded, as if the oesophagus were contracted. — 
Dryness in the mouth. — Swelling of the cervical glands on 
both sides. — Frequent desire for stool ; hard, delaying stool. — 
Restless sleep, especially before midnight. — Aversion to work 
and exercise. — Whining mood. Ann. I. p. 75. 

Belladonna. Ophthalmia of a nursing mother and her 
baby. 

Symptoms : The eyelids are dark-red, with burning heat 
and violent itching ; the tarsal cartilages are bloated, and near 
becoming inverted. — Excessive photophobia ; secretion of burn- 
ing tears, worse in the open air. — Violent headache of the 
mother, especially in the forehead, worse when stooping, and 
is then accompanied by vertigo. — Red countenance. — Roar- 
ing in the ears. — Violent throbbing of the arteries. — A good 



55 AFFECTIONS OF THE EYES. 

deal of thirst. — Dark urine. — Hot, dry skin.— Pain in the loins. 
Merc. sol. removed the remaining photophobia. Ann. II. p. 
71. 

Belladonna X, one drop, in a case of rheumatic ophthal- 
mia, the patient being a man of thirty-eight years ; Cause : 
Violent draft of air. 

Symptoms : Tearing and drawing pains over the right eye, 
on the frontal bone and the margin of the orbit. — Afterwards 
stinging, burning, and pressive pains in the right eye, with 
increasing photophobia. — Contraction of the pupils ; discharge 
of acrid tears. — Itching of the eyelids. Ann. II. p. 198. 

Belladonna X 000 . In a man of forty-eight years. 

Symptoms : The white of the eye is blood-red, with dis- 
tended pores ; the iris is tinged red, its base exhibiting a white 
spot, of the size of a small pea. — Photophobia ; a good deal of 
lachrymation, nightly agglutination. — Drawing pains around 
the eye. — When lying down, the patient feels a pain in the 
occiput, as if that part of the head were hollow. — Stool very 
hard. — Good appetite and sleep. The improvement began 
after Bell., and continued after Sulph. 0°. Calc. carb. X° 
restored the power of the eye. Ann. III. p. 6. 

Belladonna II. Scrofulous ophthalmia of a girl of three 
years. 

Symptoms : Great photophobia. — Profuse lachrymation 
whenever she attempted to open her eyes. — Slight redness of 
the pupils ; a number of clusters of vessels is seen running 
towards the external margin of the cornea. — Small ulcers on 
both eyes. — Recovery took place in six days. Ignat. II. re- 
lieved the remaining photophobia. Ann. IV. p. 401. 

Belladonna X, one dose. In a woman of fifty-two years. 

Symptoms : Headache, resembling pressure in the brain, 
especially over the eyes ; the veins are distended with blood, 
with a tickling sensation. — Dilatation of the pupils ; photo- 
phobia ; heat in the eyes, with morning-agglutination. — Tear- 
ing and stitches in the parotid glands. — Deafness. — Slimy, dry 
mouth. — Pressure in the stomach, when taking food. — Tearing 
in the elbow. — Dry skin ; heat in the whole body ; quick pulse. 
Little sleep, on account of pain in the eyes ; dreams when 
falling asleep. — Great anguish by day, peevishness, Ann. IV. 
p. 437. 

Belladonna X 000 , two doses, and Sulphur X° cures an 
arthritic ophthalmia.— All. Horn. Z. IV. p. 280. 

Belladonna produced an improvement within eight days ; 
Sulphur completed the cure. In a girl of eight years. 

Symptoms : Excessive photophobia. — Constant lachryma- 



INFLAMMATION OF THE EYES. 57 

tion. — Inflammation of the sclerotica ; burning in the eyes. — 
Profuse secretion of nasal mucus. — Frequent morning-sweat. 
Jahrb. d. h. H. I. p. 167. 

Belladonna. In a girl of twelve years. 

Symptoms : Profuse lachrymation, photophobia, redness 
and burning pain of the eye ; a blister on the margin of the 
cornea. — Bell, diminished the inflammation within the space 
of seven days : afterwards a stye was formed, which was 
cured by Puls. and Calc. J. d. h. H. II. p. 141. 

Calcarea is a chief remedy in scrofulous ophthalmia of 
the worst kind, when there are ulcers and pellicles on the cor- 
nea. Arch. VII. 2, p. 70. 

Calcarea X°, is a distinguished remedy in scrofulous 
individuals, when an inflammation of the eye, caused by the 
intrusion of foreign substances, had become chronic. Arch. 
VIII. 3, p. 158. 

Calcarea X 000 , dissolved in eight ounces of distilled wa- 
ter, one table-spoonful a day, cured a chronic inflammation of 
the eyelids. In this case, neither Calc. nor any other suitable 
remedy had done the least good before. 

Symptoms : Destruction of the eyelashes, thick swelling, 
and apparent corrosion of the eyelids, accompanied by great 
intolerance of light, lachrymation and profuse secretion of mu- 
cus and pus, which produced agglutination of the lids, with 
aching in the interior of the eye. Ann. IV. p. 139. 

Calcarea V, one drop, effected a complete cure of a scrofu- 
lous ophthalmia in a girl of ten years. 

Symptoms : Lies with her face boring into the cushion, or 
else covering her eyes with her hands. — Eyelids are closed, 
red, swollen, painful, itching, agglutinated in the morning. — - 
Sclerotica inflamed, red; pustules upon the cornea, — Acrid 
lachrymation ; great photophobia ; stinging pains in the eyes. — 
Scald-head, either moist, or consisting of thick yellow crusts. — 
Glandular swellings in the nape of the neck. — Thick swelling 
of the nose, with excoriation on the lip and about the nostrils 
by an acrid mucus. — The upper lip is swollen and covered with 
eruption ; face, forehead, and cheeks are likewise covered with 
eruptions, composed of fine red pimples and pustules, sore, hu- 
mid spots, yellow thick crusts, with an acrid fluid oozing out. 
— Eruption upon fingers and hands, with violent itching and 
burning. — Hard, distended abdomen ; indolent stool. — Skin pale 
and bloated. All. h. Z. V. p. 81. 

Calcarea, one dose. In a man of twenty-eight years. 

Symptoms ; Moderate inflammation of the eye ; gray band 
transversely across the pupil. — Violent pressure in the eye; 



58 AFFECTIONS OF THE EYES. 

stitches and lachrymation when moving the eye ; great photo- 
phobia. J. d, h. H. III. p. 74. 

Causticum is indispensable in the] treatment of scrofulous 
ophthalmia. Hart, in R. p. 204. 

Chamomilla IV°°. Ophthalmia neonatorum. 

Symptoms : Swelling, redness, and frequent secretion of 
mucus of the eyelids ; they can scarcely be opened. — Eyes vio- 
lently inflamed. — Mouth full of aphthae ; several thin, yellow 
evacuations a day, of the consistence of hash. Merc. IV. re- 
lieved the remaining aphthae and the diarrhoea. Ann. II. p. 200. 

China IY, one drop. In a girl of seventeen years. 

Symptoms : The conjunctiva of the left eye becomes easily 
red. Painful motion of the eyes, as if a foreign body were be- 
tween the lids. — Aggravation in the evening, with violent pres- 
sure of the left eye ; intolerance of light. — Painful pressure 
from without, on a small spot of the margin of the orbit, towards 
the nose ; sometimes a drawing downwards into the eyelid and 
closing it. — Pain in the forehead. Arch. III. 3, p. 77. 

Colocynthis, several doses, relieved an arthritic inflam- 
mation of the eyes in eight days. 

Symptoms : Burning, cutting pain in the right eye, which 
is yet living. — Profuse discharge of an acrid fluid from both 
eyes. Headache, tearing, almost permanent. Congestion of 
blood to the head. Ann. IV. p. 416. 

Conium is indispensable in scrofulous ophthalmia. H. in 
R. I. p. 262. 

Digitalis, in catarrhal opthalmia. 

Symptoms : Previous to the inflammation, a cold, which 
suddenly disappears ; then reddening of the eyelids, swelling, 
burning ; the eyes are extremely sensitive to the light. — Red- 
ness of the conjunctiva and the eyelids ; feeling as if sand 
were between them. — Itching and shooting in the eye ; contin- 
ual lachrymation, increased by the glare of light and coldness. 
— Profuse secretion of purulent mucus in the canthi of the eyes. 
— Obstruction and dryness of the nose. All. h. Z. IV. p. 161. 

Euphrasia, one dose. In a child of six months. 

Symptoms : Swelling and agglutination of the eyelids ; in- 
flammation of the eyes ; discharge of mucus from the eyes, 
mixed with blood. — Fluent coryza by day ; dry coryza at night. 
Z. d. h. H. I. p. 167. 

Graphites is recommended against scrofulous ophthalmia 
with ulcers on the cornea, and intolerance of light. A. h. Z. 
V. p. 165. 

In one case of this kind, in a girl of eleven years, many 
remedies had been tried in vain ; Graphites afforded much 
relief. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE EYES. 59 

Symptoms : Redness of the white of the eye, with a num- 
ber of distended veins ; heat and burning in the eye. — Swelling 
and redness of the lids, with a copious secretion of mucus, 
which causes agglutination. — Great photophobia ; is unable to 
use his eyes. — Frequently a thick swelling of the nose, the 
nostrils being covered with crusts as far as the upper lip, which 
is swollen. — Occasionally there are glandular swellings about 
the neck. — Other aggravations set in afterwards, which required 
different Antipsorics. Arch. X. 1, p. 153, etc. 

Hepar. yy-oVo-Q-of a grain. Ophthalmia, caused by a steel- 
splinter which had intruded in the eye. 

Symptoms: Violent pain over the right eyebrow. — Pro- 
fuse lachrymation of the left eye. — Photophobia ; in the place 
of this, the patient sometimes sees every thing bright in a dark 
room. — He sometimes sees red colors in things. — Considerable 
dilatation and immobility of the left pupil. — Redness of the 
conjunctiva, beginning in thecanthi. — Feeling as if the eye-ball 
were protruding ; pressure in the eyeball, as if it had been 
bruised; the slightest touch causes this feeling of being bruised. 
— Motion of the eye is difficult ; when turning the eyes towards 
the corners, they felt as if they were arrested by something. — 
Next day an abatement of the symptoms permitted the splinter 
being taken out. Arch. III. 3. p. 76. 

Hepar sulp., repeated doses. In a catarrhal ophthalmia, 
with blennorrhcea. In a psoric young woman. 

Symptoms : Inflammation of the eyelids ; they are sore, 
humid, corroded, especially the inner canthi ; their inner sur- 
faces appear bright-red, inflamed. — Burning, especially in the 
morning ; soreness, smarting, itching of the eyelids. — Aggluti- 
nation of the eyelids, and canthi early in the morning. — 
Redness of the conjunctiva, which is traversed by several promi- 
nent vessels. — Photophobia ; in the evening she sees colored, 
dim wheels around the light, and suffers with an aching 
which obliges her to close the eye for some time. A. h. Z. V. 
II. p. 84. 

Hepar. s. prepared like the Tincture of Sulphur, and ex- 
hibited undiluted every two or three hours, has a speedy effect 
in inflammations of the eyelids, when the Meibomian glands 
are affected, or characterized by styes, and the secretion of a 
quantity of mucus. A. h. Z. VI. p. 114. 

Merc. sol. Ill, had a happy effect in a scrofulous ophthal- 
mia. 

Symptoms : Violent redness of the conjunctiva in differ- 
ent places, with a burning pain ; some intolerance of light. — 
Redness of the margin of the eyelids ; the margin of the 



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AFFECTIONS OF THE EYES. 



lower eyelid is covered with a thick, horizontal scurf; early in 
the morning the eyelids are slightly agglutinated, with mucus 
in the corners. — A number of vessels spreads from the external 
canthi of the eyes towards the cornea. — A cold brought on a 
relapse, against which were used Euphrasia, Digit., and 
lastly again Merc. III. Arch. III. 3, p. 67. 

Merc. sol. 2, in an acute ophthalmia, which had attacked 
a whole family ; it was given to every member. 

Symptoms : Difficult opening of the eyes, as if the eyeballs 
had been agglutinated. Slight inflammation of the eyes, with 
burning, smarting pain, worse in the open air. — Occasionally 
there is a sensation as if a cutting body were under the eye- 
lid. — Profuse lachrymation in the evening. — Photophobia. — 
Tough, sour-smelling stool, which corroded the anus. Ann. I. 
p. 16. 

Merc sol. f 2 of a grain, six days in succession. In a 
rheumatic ophthalmia with ulcers upon the cornea. 

Symptoms : Inflammation of the sclerotica and the con- 
junctiva ; the rose-colored redness of the former is seen through 
the latter, which seems to consist of a red tissue of blood-ves- 
sels, and may be moved to and fro over the sclerotica. — Ulcer 
on the cornea, surrounded with a broad, white-gray non-trans- 
parent border. — Rending, boring pains in the eye, and the sur- 
rounding parts, especially the frontal bone, with evening and 
night-exacerbations. — When the pains abated, there came on 
chills over the whole body, lachrymation of the eyes ; intoler- 
ance of light, especially candle-light. — Indistinct sight, as if 
through mist. — Tearing in the ear and the teeth of the right 
side. — Complete recovery in a fortnight. A. h. Z. V. p. 230. 

Nux vom., one dose. Acute ophthalmia consequent upon a 
cold. In a scrofulous girl. 

Symptoms: Violent pressure in the eyes whenever she 
endeavored to open them, or to look into the light. — The white 
of the eye looks ecchymosed, without any swelling or bloated- 
ness. — Redness, swelling, agglutination of the eyelids. Ann. 
I. p. 17. 

Nux vom. VIII . Ophthalmia in a man of twenty-two 
years, which returned every year. 

Symptoms : Burning and itching pain in the eyelids ; pus 
in the canthi. — Inflammation of the eyes, with intolerance of 
light, especially early in the morning. — Tearing pain in the 
eyes, at night. — Stool hard and not daily. Ann. I. p. 77. 

Petroleum. In a beginning ophthalmia, with pain over 
the root of the nose, swelling of the nose, and discharge of pus 
from the same. A. h. Z. V. p. 306. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE EYES. 61 

Psoricum X°°, seven doses, one every fortnight, effected an 
almost complete cure of a scrofulous inflammation of the eye- 
lids, with thick crusts on the same, there "being at the same 
time a dry, bran-like herpetic eruption over the whole body. 
Pr. Com. of the L. S. Ver. II. p. 168. 

Pulsatilla was found serviceable in ophthalmia, with pro- 
fuse lachrymation and secretion of mucus from the Meibomian 
glands. Arch. XII. 3. p. 148. 

Rhus X°, in a case of acute ophthalmia of a child of two 
and a half years. 

Symptoms : The right eye is surrounded by oedema, begin- 
ning at the margin of the orbit, and extending over the zygo- 
ma and the cheek, as far as the wing of the nose. — Slight red- 
ness, lachrymation and nightly agglutination of both eyes. — 
Restlessness and sleeplessness. Ann. I. p. 203. 

Rhus X°, improved a chronic ophthalmia in a child of four 
years. Against another aggravation, Calcarea X° was ex- 
hibited, and afterwards Silicea X° for other complaints. 

Symptoms : Thick swelling of both eyelids ; they can 
scarcely be opened a little. — Considerable redness of the right 
ball. — Complete photophobia, which forces the child to close 
the eyes again immediately. — Somewhat dry, scurfy eruption 
on the head. Ann. III. p. 166. 

Sepia X 000 , afterwards X°° every week, in a case of 
scrofulous ophthalmia of a child of eleven years. Coryza, 
inflammation of the eyes, photophobia frequently appeared 
without any precursory symptoms. Arch. XII. 2, p. 29. 

Sepia X°. In a case of chronic ophthalmia of a child of 
four years. 

Symptoms : The inflammation was accompanied by pus- 
tules on the ball of the eye, which opened and left a dark place 
behind. — Violent photophobia. — Nightly agglutination of the 
eyes. — Violent pain in the eye. — Sepia took off the inflamma- 
tion ; Silic. X° was yet exhibited afterwards. Ann. II. p. 202. 
Spigelia X, one drop, afterwards X 00 . Rheumatic oph- 
thalmia with obscuration of the cornea. 

Symptoms : Considerable redness of the eye ; the vessels 
of the sclerotica are seen like a bluish-red circle. — The cornea, 
especially the lower segment, appears so turbid, that one is not 
able to distinguish the pupils, and that every thing appears 
surrounded with mist. — Violent painful pressure in the eye, es- 
pecially during motion ; the pain affects even the bony structure 
of the orbit. — The dimness of the cornea yielded to one drop of 
Euphrasia ; Nux VIII, one drop, relieved an ecchymosis of 
the albuginea. Arch. VI. 2, p. 60. 



Q2 AFFECTIONS OF THE EYES. 

Spigelia appears to be especially adapted to violent rheu- 
matic and arthritic inflammations of the eye, and to possess 
the power of removing violent inflammations of the eye and 
the cornea. — Pains in the parts surrounding the eye, and deep 
in the eye itself, appear to indicate this remedy. A.h.Z. III. 
p. 25. 

Sul phur, llF i of a grain at a dose. Frequently returning 
ophthalmia. 

Symptoms : The left eye appears to have become enlarged 
and its covering membranes are very much swollen. — Albu- 
ginea is traversed with turgescent blood-vessels. — Cornea dim, 
feels as if it were covered with fine dust ; suppurating ulcer on 
the cornea. — Photophobia. — Continual aching in the eye, 
which becomes so violent when moving the eyelids and in 
the light of the sun, that it almost drives him to despair. — The 
pain affects the whole head, and deprives him of rest and the 
use of his senses. Arch. II. 2, p. 100. 

Sulphur, mrVo of a grain. In a woman of thirty years. 

Symptoms : Violent colic with diarrhoea and tenesmus, as 
in dysentery ; worst at night. — No appetite, flat taste, coated 
tongue. Taraxis in both eyes with a burning, itching pain. — 
Pulse frequent. Arch. III. 2, p. 117. 

Sulphur. Useful in inflammation consequent upon for- 
eign bodies having penetrated into the eye, when the inflam- 
mation has already lasted for some time. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 
158. 

Sulphur X°, two doses a week, after an unsuccessful ex- 
hibition of a number of homoeopathic remedies. In scrofulous 
ophthalmia of a girl of seventeen years. 

Symptoms : The margins of the eyelids are thick, bloat- 
ed, ulcerated. The cornea is covered with specks ; vision was 
so dim that she was not able to see distant objects, and near 
objects were seen as through a mist. — The eighth dose was 
followed by a perceptible aggravation, accompanied by many 
secondary symptoms ; after this the improvement began and 
continued without stopping. Arch. XII. 1, p. 132. 

Sulphur II, in an acute ophthalmia, consequent upon fall- 
into a heap of lime. 

Symptoms : Swelling and redness of the eyes. — Burning 
in the red, inflamed eye-lids, which experienced a feeling of 
tightness when moved, and, when being closed, felt a pam as 
if they had been bruised. — Intolerance of the light of the sun. 
— The cornea appeared somewhat corroded. Ann. I. 16. 

Sulphur II°°, in three weeks Calc. Inflammation of the 
eye brought on by a foreign body. 



INFLAMMATION OP THE EYES. 53 

Symptoms : The globe appears slightly red ; stitching and 
burning in the globe. — Intolerance of light, and constant lach- 
rymation. — A small white pimple on the margin of the cornea. 
Ann. II. p. 198. 

Sulphur 0°, in a child of seven years. 

Symptoms : Considerable redness of the ball of the right 
eye. — Iris dim. — Lids thick, red, full of purulent mucus. — 
Photophobia. — Profuse lachrymation. — Lancinating pain over 
the eye, traversing the head. Ann. II. p. 199. 

Spir. sulph., one drop. In a case of chronic ophthalmia 
of a woman of forty-seven years. 

Symptoms : Swelling of the conjunctiva and the Meibo- 
mian glands ; redness of the white of the eye. — When opening 
the lids, there is a discharge of acrid, smarting water. — Both 
eyes are painful, as if salt had been thrown in. — The cornea 
looks dim. — Photophobia. — -She is not able to discern objects. 
Ann. III. p. 5. 

Sulphur II, half a drop, improved, and Vaccinin. 5, half 
a drop cured completely, a case of ophthalmia of a boy of six- 
teen years, accompanied by a red, rash-like eruption on chest 
and abdomen. 

Symptoms : Redness and bloatedness of the lids and globe. 
— Great photophobia. — Lachrymation of the eyes by day, 
nightly agglutination. — Frequently he feels a horribly tearing 
and lancinating pain in the eyes ; feeling as if they were full 
of sand. Ann. III. p. 165. . 

Sulphur. In scrofulous ophthalmia, when the lids are 
affected, when the margin of the cornea is covered with small 
vesicles, when a cluster of vessels has formed which extends 
towards the canthi, when the photophobia is not very great, 
and the eyes are less inflamed than the lids. A. h. Z. YI. 
p. 21. 

Sulphur X°, two doses in eight days. In frequently re- 
turning ophthalmia. Aconite and Bell., which had been 
previously exhibited, had moderated the pain. 

Symptoms : Blood-redness of the conjunctiva, which ap- 
pears injected. — Pressive, tensive, burning, and stitching pain 
in the eye. — Tearing in the left half of the head. — Little appe- 
tite to eat. — Constipation, or else hard stool. — Evening-fever, 
heat through the whole body, and constant chilliness by day. 
— Mist before the eyes. — Pulse irritated, somewhat hard. Pract. 
C. of the L. S. V. I. p. 202. 



g4 AFFECTIONS OF THE EYES. 



3. CATARACT. 

Conium cured a cataract which had been occasioned by a 
blow upon the eye. Arch. IV. 2, p. 70. 

Magnes. carb. X, and essence of Cannabis, alternately 
given in drops, one drop every eight days, effected a visible 
improvement in a capsulo-lenticular cataract of both eyes. A . 
h. Z. V. p. 149. 

Pulsatilla III. Recent cataract with ophthalmia. In a 
woman of thirty-six years. 

Symptoms : Simple cataract, light-gray ; large objects she 
only recognizes at the distance of eight feet. — Lachrymation 
of the right eye, with a smarting sensation as of salt, the lower 
lid and the cheek becoming sore. — Trichiasis in the upper lid. 
— Slight redness of the conjunctiva. — Occasional pressure as of 
sand in the eye. — Nightly agglutination. — On the seventy-se- 
cond day after Puls. had been administered, there remained a 
small gray spot in the centre of the lens ; she saw every thing 
as through a mist. Essent. Cannab. made the fog to appear 
thinner, and Opium II. restored the lens entirely. Arch. III. 
3, p. 70. 

Sulphur II 00 , several doses. Cataract and Amaurosis 
combined, consequent upon suppression of the itch ; in a man 
of twenty years. 

Symptoms : Yellowish, dirty complexion. — Absence of 
vision in the left eye ; the pupil is dilated and immovable. — 
Slight dimness in the centre of the lens, as if it had been 
punctured with a pin ; he was not able to discern the fingers 
of a hand except when holding it close to his face. — Slight 
redness of the eye-lids and the conjunctiva. — Sulph. restored 
the power of vision completely. Arch. XIY. 3, p. 105. 

Sulphur X, and, a fortnight after, Caustic, cured a pretty 
extensive cataract in a woman of sixty years, in the space of 
six weeks. A.h.Z. I. p. 155. 

4. AMAUROSIS. 

Belladonna, in incipient Amaurosis. Especially useful 
when the disease comes on suddenly, or is brought on, after 
previous ophthalmia, by a cold settling upon the heated eyes. — 
The patients see the objects somewhat, but enveloped in a black 
mist ; black points, spots, or many-colored spots are hovering 
before the eyes. Arch. IX. 3, p. 51. 

China T ^o-, in a fortnight t^tU^. The first dose already 



AMAUROSIS. (55 

improved the sight ; after the second dose, he was able to read 
ordinary print without any trouble. — Incipient amaurosis in a 
man of fifty years, brought on by former excesses and intox- 
ication. 

Symptoms: He is unable to recognize the outlines of 
things, unless at a distance of twelve feet. — Letters appear 
blurred, and seem to represent a black surface with a white 
border. — The pupils are dilated and scarcely moveable. — The 
back-ground of the eye looks smoky. — Cornea faint. — After 
rising he sees somewhat better. — Want of strength ; tremor of 
the hands. — Digestion weakened, uneasy sleep. Arch. III. 3 
p. 74. 

Mercurius IV, one dose. Incipient amaurosis in a woman 
of thirty years. 

Symptoms : Her sight frequently vanishes, even when she 
does not exert her eyes. — Black points, resembling flies, are 
constantly hovering before her eyes ; a sort of mist sometimes 
makes the objects indistinct. — Constant lachrymation. — When 
exerting the eyes for the purpose of looking at something, they 
are intensely painful ; there is a pressure experienced in the 
eyes. — Is unable to bear the glare of the fire. Euphras., one 
drop, relieved the lachrymation. Arch. V. 1, p. 113. 

Phosphorus X, one dose. Incipient amaurosis in a boy 
of nine years. 

Symptoms : Is scarcely able to recognize a letter, even in 
bright day-light, and when held close to the eye ; nor is he 
able to discern other objects. In a few days the improvement 
commenced, and steadily progressed until vision was restored. 
Ann. I. p. 79. 

Ruta (Tinct. fort.), one drop. Incipient amaurosis in 
a man of twenty-nine years. 

Symptoms : Does no longer discern the threads when 
weaving ; is no more able to read. — Mist close before the eyes ; 
at a distance this mist becomes complete dimness. In eight 
days the weakness of sight disappeared. Ann. IV. p. 440. 

Sulphur (Tinct.) one drop. Incipient amaurosis in a 
woman of forty-eight years. 

Symptoms : Violent tearing in the forehead. — After the 
tearing it seemed as if small feathery filaments were hanging 
on the upper eyelids. — Afterwards the dimness increased, with 
tearing and burning in the eye ; only large objects she is able 
to discern clearly. — Slight redness of the conjunctiva. In ten 
days the affection was entirely relieved. Ann. I. p. 80. 

Sulphur and Phosphorus have been found curative in 
amaurosis. A. h. Z. I. p. 155. 

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gQ AFFECTIONS OF THE EYES. 

5. OBSCURATION OF THE CORNEA.— SPECKS UPON 
THE CORNEA. 

Euphrasia (Tinct. fort.), one drop, every eight days. 
In a boy of five years. Obscuration of the cornea by pellicles ; 
a scar which had remained in consequence of a puncture with 
a wire, disappeared after the exhibition of Euphrasia. After- 
wards Euphrasia and Cannabis were exhibited in alternation 
every eight days, which effected a marked improvement. The 
constantly recurring inflammation of the eyes was removed by 
Antipsorics. 

The tincture of Euphrasia has been successfully used 
against specks, photophobia, and inflammation of the eyes, by 
dropping one drop of it into the eye, once or twice a day. A. 
h. Z. I. p. 40. 

Euphrasia I, repeated every four or five days, has removed 
specks upon the cornea. A. h. Z. I. p. 162. 

Euphrasia, used internally and externally, is a distin- 
guished remedy against specks upon the cornea, and cures 
likewise inflammations of the cornea and blennorrhoea of the 
conjunctiva. A. h. Z. ILL p. 25. 

Euphrasia relieved the white-yellowish dimness of the 
cornea, which remained after an inflammation, in an old lady ; 
the relief was so perfect, that she was afterwards able to use 
her eyes for any kind of work. A. h. Z. Y. p. 167. 

Euphrasia, one drop of Tinct. fort, perfectly relieved 
in a little while the dimness of the cornea. 

Cannabis, Tinct. fort., one drop taken internally every 
eight days, and. in the beginning of the treatment, dropped 
into the eye every day, and afterwards every two or three days, 
cured a whitish-gray speck upon the cornea in five weeks. The 
inflammation of the eye had been caused by the sting of a bee, 
and was relieved by Bell. A. h. Z. I. p. 119. 

Magnes. carb. YIII 000 , and afterwards Acid. nitr. X 000 , 
were chiefly instrumental in relieving the whitish appearance 
and obscuration of the cornea, in a case where several other 
remedies had likewise been employed against the inflamma- 
tion. Arch. X. 1, p. 157. 

Sulphur O, first one drop every day, afterwards two drops, 
cured an obscuration of the cornea, where other drugs were of 
no avail. In a girl of fourteen years. 

Symptoms : The upper half of the cornea is obscured ; a 
yellow-gray lymph is lodged between the lamella? of that 
membrane. — The pupil of the right eye is perfect ; that of the 
left is partly affected by the obscuration. — A few prominent 



PHOTOPHOBIA.— NOCTURNAL BLINDNESS. qj 

and a great many lesser blood-vessels are seen traversing the 
conjunctiva as far as the centre, commencing at the upper 
border of the cornea. A. h Z. VI. p. 21. 

Vaccinin I, four doses, cured specks upon the cornea, 
which seemed to be of the consistence of pellicles. They had 
come on in the earliest childhood, after the inoculation of the 
small-pox ; other remedies had been used without success. A. 
h. Z. IIL p. 149. 

6. PHOTOPHOBIA. 

Conium X, one drop, removed the photophobia ; Nux X, 
one drop, had previously relieved the left eye of this weak- 
ness. In a scrofulous girl of seven years. Ann. I. p. 78. 

Conium, Tinc. fort., either a whole drop at once or a 
drop divided in several parts, in frequent doses. In scrofulous 
photophobia, with or without inflammation. This kind of 
photophobia is generally combined with a pale-red color of the 
globe of the eye, which appears around the cornea in the shape 
of a prominent narrow border ; or else, only a few single scat- 
tered vessels are seen traversing the conjunctiva. After using 
Conium, there frequently came out humid eruptions upon head 
and face, resembling porrigo ; while these were coming out, 
the photophobia disappeared. A. h. Z. V. p. 88. 

Ignatia effected several cures of photophobia, in which 
little or no inflammation was perceived in the ball of the eye : 
in the place of the inflammation there was pressure in the eyes 
and an increased secretion of tears. H. in R. I. p. 351. 

7. NOCTURNAL BLINDNESS. 

Belladonna, in four cases. In one case Bell. I, one 
dose ; in the second Bell. II ; in the third Bell. Ill ; in the 
fourth Bell. II. One dose was sufficient to complete the cure. 

Symptoms : Perfect vision by day, even in cloudy wea- 
ther, as long as the sun had not set. — After sunset the patients 
were perfectly blind ; a lighted candle appeared to them like 
rainbow-shaped circles. — The other functions were all natural. 
Ann. IV. p. 336. 

Pulsatilla, one drop of the mother-tincture, was exhi- 
bited in a case of menstrual irregularity, accompanied by 
vanishing of sight when the night set in, and by a sensation 
as if the eyes had been tightly bandaged. Puls. considerably 
improved the sight, but the patient would not continue the 
medicine. Ann. IV. p. 395. 



gg AFFECTIONS OF THE EYES. 

Veratrum III helped a boy often years, in a case of noc- 
turnal blindness, accompanied by diarrhoea, which obliged him 
frequently to rise in the night. Various remedies had been 
previously employed without any success. Ann. IV. p. 425. 

Hyosciamus yJ-jtj in the case of a man of fifty-seven years. 
Ann. IV. p. 426. 

In some other cases various remedies effected a cure. Bell, 
and Hyosc. being probably the most efficient. Ann. IV. p. 
426. 

8. FARSIGHTEDNESS. 

Drosera IX. one drop, afforded considerable relief in the 
space of twelve days. Hyosc. Ill removed the affection entirely, 
In a lady of thirty-six years. Probable Cause : Syphilitic 
ophthalmia at a previous period. 

Symptoms : Objects at a distance she sees with great dis- 
tinctness ; but when sewing she is not able to distinguish the 
threads of fine stuff. — Vanishing of sight when reading ; the 
letters appear blurred ; she has to look out at the window in 
order to strengthen her sight. — Fire, and day-light in the 
morning, dazzle her. — At the time of her menses, her eyes 
close when looking at the fire, as if she were sleepy. — Constant 
dryness of the eyes. — Deficiency of mucus in the nose ; fre- 
quently she is affected with dry coryza. Arch. III. 3, p. 69. 

9. DIVERS ABNORMAL PHENOMENA ABOUT THE EYES. 

Spigeli* X, one dose. Nervous pain in the eyes, in a 
lady of fifty-four years ; Cause : She had fatigued her eyes by 
reading and writing. 

Symptoms : Every day, she felt a violent pain in the eye- 
ball at six o'clock in the morning, as if the ball were too large 
and were pressed out of its cavity, accompanied by a lancinat- 
ing, boring, and grinding pain in the ball, which is increased 
by opening and moving the eyes, and extends into the frontal 
cavity in the shape of a horrible grinding and pressing the 
parts asunder. — The pain gradually increases so as almost to 
drive her mad, the pressing asunder is even felt in the vertex. — 
The pains abate towards noon, and there remains nothing but 
faintness, and her head feels greatly irritated and obtuse. — The 
pupils are somewhat contracted. — Her eyes look glassy, faint, 
almost staring, and are very sensitive to the light. — Flashes of 
lightning before the eyes. — The upper eyelid is paralyzed, and 



ABNORMAL PHENOMENA ABOUT THE EYES. 69 

closes involuntarily. — The parts around the eye are painfully 
sensitive, especially when touched. Arch. I. 3, p. 176. 

Spigelia X, one drop, did much towards removing pains in 
the eyes of a psoric nature, with symptoms of sycosis ; in a 
man of fifty-two years. 

Symptoms : Pain in the eyes, which was at times burning ; 
at times an aching, aggravated by moving the eyes and muscles 
of the face. — Flashes of lightning and fiery wreaths before the 
eyes. — Thin gauze before the eyes, and the closing of the upper 
eyelid diminished somewhat. To complete the cure, Zincum, 
Sepia, Thuja and Nitric, ac. had to be used. Arch. X. 1, 
p. 93, etc. 

Spigelia, two doses, did good service in a case of perpetual 
winking of a child of six years. Afterwards the eyes suddenly 
became yellow ; this symptom was removed by Ferrum acet. 
J.d.h.H. II. p. 74. 

Cicuta, in cases of optical illusion. 

Symptoms : Dyplopia (double vision). — The letters appear 
to turn ; they, as well as the light, are surrounded with a rain- 
bow-like lustre. — When walking, her sight vanishes ; she be- 
comes giddy, objects seem to waver. — Photophobia. — Occa- 
sional burning in the eyes. — Dilatation of the pupils. — Aggluti- 
nation of the eyes early in the morning. — Blue margins around 
the eyes. — Headache over the orbits. Ann. II. p. 79. 

Belladonna Y, one drop. In a case of weaksightedness 
of a man of thirty years. 

Symptoms : In bright day-light the right eye sees things 
as through a gauze or mist ; the objects are often seen double, 
or dark spots are seen hovering before them. — Early in the 
morning and in the evening, at twilight, he is unable to dis- 
tinguish any thing with this eye. — The pupil is always 
somewhat dilated. — The eye is rather faint and without any 
lustre. — Bell, relieved the symptoms considerably ; the ob- 
scuration of sight by day, the star-shaped lustre around the light, 
were relieved by Puls. IV, one drop. Arch. V. 2, p. 66. 

Belladonna, in a case of spasm of the eyes ; previous to 
Bell., Aconite was exhibited. 

Symptoms : Upon the light impinging upon the eye un-» 
awares, the ball of the eye spasmodically rolls from below 
upwards ; an intolerably painful pressure is at the same time 
experienced, which extends through the whole head ; in a dark 
place the eye gradually becomes calm again. — Slight redness 
of the conjunctiva. — Contraction of the pupils. — Pain in the 
forehead, temples, and orbits ; redness of the face. Ann. II. 
p. 78. 



70 AFFECTIONS OF THE EYES. 

Belladonna X 00 , two doses, proved curative in a case of 
chronic weakness of the eyes of a female of fifty-two years ; 
this weakness was consequent upon a cessation of the menses. 

Symptoms : The eyes frequently see through a gauze, 
with stitches in the eyes ; occasionally the patient is affected 
with double vision and seeing ' of colors. — Great dulness of 
sight, which incommoded her when sewing. — Great, but slowly 
forming dilatation of the pupils in the dark. — Sometimes spasms 
of the stomach. Ann. IV. p. 166. 

Belladonna XL, in conjunction with Nux, cured a weak- 
ness of sight attended with gastric symptoms. 

Symptoms : Yertigo in the head, as if intoxicated. — Drowsy 
heaviness of the eyelids. — Starting, dilatation of the pupils. — 
Sees as through a thick gauze ; is neither able to read nor 
write. — Fiery sparks before the eyes when closing them. — At 
night the light appears much larger, and is surrounded with a 
blue-red halo. — Redness and tightness of the face as if it were 
swollen. — Tearing in the temples when lying down. — Fre- 
quently the patient experiences a sensation as if something 
were lying before the ears. — Slimy taste. — Bloated abdomen, 
with rumbling and diarrhoea after previous pinching. — Frequent 
heart-burn and eructations, followed by the discharge of a good 
deal of tasteless water and mucus. — Burning varices of the 
rectum. — The feet feel as if they had been knocked off; burning 
of the soles. — Uneasy sleep with frightful dreams. — A good 
deal of thirst after midnight. — The mist before the eyes in the 
open air, the black and blurred appearance of the letters, etc., 
were relieved by Nux IV. Ann. IV. p. 334. 

Pulsatilla I, and lastly Euphrasia, one drop. Relieved 
a weakness of sight, consequent upon inflammation of the 
eyes ; in a man of fifty years. 

Symptoms : Frequently sees fiery circles and balls, being 
almost entirely blind. — Lachrymation of both eyes, especially 
when exposing them to the wind or to strong light. — The cor- 
nea of the left eye is without any lustre, dim. ; the pupil is of 
a grayish-white color. Arch. VII. 1, p. 29. 

Cina, in repeated doses, removed a chronic weakness of the 
eyes, with pressure in the eyes and photophobia ; these symp- 
toms were consequent upon onanism. A. h. Z. IV. 

Aquileia, two or three doses is useful against a weak- 
ness of the eyes, the chief symptom of which is a spasmodic 
twitching of the eyelids, which mostly takes place before even- 
ing. Heyne, pr. Erf. p. 67. 



FUNGUS MEDULLARIS IN THE EYES, ETC. 71 



10. FUNGUS MEDULLARIS IN THE EYES— FUNGUS 
HEMATODES. 

Belladonna, frequently repeated, has proved useful in the 
treatment of fungus medullaris. 

Symptoms : Violent pains in the eye, with inability to 
open it ; these were followed by a red point deep in the eye, 
the cornea remaining transparent ; externally there was an 
elevation or hardness perceptible, while the eye was nearly 
closed. — Continued Jachrymation. — Redness of the tunica 
albuginea. — Dilatation of the pupil. — Loss of vision. — The iris 
was injected with blood-vessels, and dark-brown. — Stitches in 
the eye. — Fever and pain in the knee. Arch. VII. 1, p. 51, etc. 

Fungus hematodes has likewise been cured by homoeopa- 
thic remedies. See Archives VII. 2, p. 56, etc. 

11. MORBID PHENOMENA OF THE EYELIDS. 

Sepia appears to relieve the most certainly a paralysis of 
the eyelids. A. h. Z. I, p. 162. In one case two doses of 
Verat. X 000 , two doses of Spigelia VIII 000 , two doses of 
Sepia X°, and finally Zincum X°°, were necessary to a cure. 
A. h. Z. V, p. 197. 

Crocus, in repeated doses, removed a painful spasm of the 
eyelids, which was especially violent at night. In a lady in 
the climacteric years. H. in R. I. p. 271. 

Hyosciamus, at times alone, at times in alternation with 
Chamomilla, was found curative in a case of spasmodic clos- 
ing of the eyelids. H. in R. I. p. 346. 

Pulsatilla has been curative in a case of stye. A. h. 
Z. V. p. 310. Jahrb. d. h. H. II, p. 141. 

Pulsatilla X 00 °, sometimes with the addition of Sul- 
phur X°, has cured styes in two or three days. A. h. Z. VII. 
p. 327. 

Staphisagria is very useful in nodosities of the margins 
of the eyelids, and in a sort of inflammatory condition of the 
Meibomian glands, where the margins become agglutinated at 
night. H. in R. II. p. 286. 



72 DISEASES OF THE EARS. 

VI. 

DISEASES OF THE EARS. 
1. OTITIS (INFLAMMATION OF THE EAR). 

Belladonna, when the inflammation is very intense in 
the beginning, or, when the concomitant cerebral symptoms, 
such as, intensely painful tightness in the head, deliria, rage, 
convulsions, fainting fits, aphonia, etc., are very prominent. 
Arch, IX. 3, p. 55. 

Nux vom. X°°, after Aconite. 

Symptoms : Tearing and lancinations in the meatus au- 
ditorius. — Cracking in the ear when chewing. — Swelling of 
the parotid gland, which is, however, soft and painless. — The 
pains are worst when coming out of the open air and stepping 
into a room, and also when lying in the bed. — Chilliness and 
heat come on in alternation. — Stitching pain in the right side of 
the forehead, and when asleep. — Feeling as of intoxication in 
the head. — Tearing in the bones of the face, and behind the 
affected ear. — Increased redness of the face. — Sulphur X°° 
was given to remove the purulent discharge which was coming 
on. Pr. Coin, of the L. S. V. II, p. 180. 

Pulsatilla IV. In a woman of forty years. 

Symptoms : Violently tearing and straining pains in both 
ears, accompanied by humming and grunting. — Swelling of the 
meatus auditorii externi, on account of which they have become 
closed ; upon pressing, a purulent bloody discharge comes out. 
— The pains come on in paroxysms ; they are often insupport- 
able, affect the whole head, produce stupefaction and a burning 
heat in the head ; the eyes protruding, the conjunctiva being 
inflamed and the pupils dilated. — During these paroxysms she 
is out of her senses, talks with a low voice, and picks at the 
bedclothes. — Hardness of hearing. — -When sneezing, she feels as 
if her ears would be dashed out. — The bones of the skull which 
are situated behind the ears, are painful and bloated. — Dry. 
burning heat in the evening, without any thirst. — Want of ap- 
petite ; white tongue. — Sleep very uneasy. Arch. III. 1, p. 103. 

Pulsatilla IV. In a woman of fifty years, who had 
been previously affected with erysipelas. 

Symptoms : Violent lancinating pains in both sides of the 
temples, returning every minute in the form of jerks, and leaving 
a sort of stupefaction in the head. The meatus and the external 



PAIN IN THE EAR. 73 

ear have become closed in consequence of an erysipelatous in- 
flammation. — Violently tearing pains in the small of the back, 
the right arm and thigh. — Sleeplessness at night, restlessness, 
and feeling as if all the blood were rushing to the heart ; starting 
with anguish and delirium. — Great heat, with dryness in the 
mouth, chapped and brown-coated tongue, and frequent drink- 
ing, but little at a time. — Peeling of heaviness and faintishness 
in the whole body. — Red urine, depositing a sandy mucous sedi- 
ment. — Stool dry and delaying. — She loathes every thing : 
every thing tastes as if covered with a repulsive slime. — She is 
anxious, in a whining mood, and is afraid of death.— The re- 
maining vertigo and constipation were removed by Bryonia. 
Arch. V. 269. 

Pulsatilla IV, one drop. In a girl of twelve years : 
Cause : Repelled measles. 

Symptoms : Hardness of hearing, and tearing pains in the 
head, especially in and behind the right ear. — A yellowish 
liquid is oozing out of the right ear. — The parts behind the ear 
are violently inflamed and swollen. — Mouth dry, without any 
thirst. — Face bloated, and bright-red. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 144. 

Pulsatilla V, in a girl of ten years. 

Symptoms: Tearing and lancinating pain in the right 
meatus auditorius, accompanied by violent roaring in the ear. 
— Chilliness, heat, thirst, redness of the countenance, headache, 
colic, stitches in the chest. Ann. II, p. 203. 

Pulsatilla IV 0000 was the chief remedy in a case of 
otitis consequent upon a cold. 

Symptoms : External heat, redness and swelling of the 
ear ; dryness and narrowing of the meatus auditorius. — Violent 
lancinating pains in the ear. — Acon. Br v. and Bell, had been 
previously administered with advantage on account of a 
violent fever and sympathetic suffering of the whole head. 
Ann. IV. p. 35. 

Pulsatilla is especially suitable in inflammations of the 
ear and the external meatus, accompanied by a rending and 
shooting pain in the internal ear, painful straining, etc. Or. 
when there is a tearing pain in the ears, of a rheumatic nature, 
with hardness of hearing, humming before the ears, pain in the 
parts around the ear, lancinating tearings in the head, desolate 
emptiness of the same, etc. A. h. Z. V. p. 310. 

2. PAIN IN THE EAR. 

Chamomilla is incomparably useful against the ordinary 
pains in the ear, sometimes also Bell, and Rhus. — Nux. and 
Puls. helped in other cases. A. h. Z. I. p. 153. 



74 DISEASES OF THE EARS. 

Spigelia has proved curative in cases of pain in the ears, 
periodical hard hearing, and many other sorts of affections of 
the ears. H. in R. II. p. 265. 

3. RUNNING FROM THE EARS. 

Menyanthes, one drop of the mother tincture, every morn- 
ing, is said to cure a running from the ears consequent upon 
exanthemata. A. h. Z. II. p. 14. 

Mercurtus has been useful when there were purulent 
discharge from the ears, with ulceration of the concha ; lippi- 
tudo, bloated eyelids, chronic inflammation of the conjunc- 
tiva. Bell, relieved the remaining symptoms of the eyes. 
Ann. II. 1, p. 82. A. h. Z. V. p. 232. 

Pulsatilla V, half a drop, and V°° three days after, re- 
moved the discharge of a thick, yellowish fluid, and the simul- 
taneous rending in the ear and the knee-joints ; in a girl of 
twelve years. Ann, IT. p. 297. 

4. ROARING IN THE EARS. 

Petroleum YI 6 , relieved roaring, accompanied by great 
sensitiveness against loud noise and an inability to distinguish 
the sounds correctly ; in a musician. 

5. HARDNESS OF HEARING. 

Calcarea X°° relieved within six weeks, hardness of hear- 
ing in a boy, which was so great that he could not even hear 
the sounds of a horn near him. This hardness of hearing was 
caused by an intermittent fever uppressed by Quinine. Arch. 
VIII. 3 p. 59. 

Calcarea VIII 000 restored the hearing of a female ot forty- 
one years, although she had been deaf of one ear ever since her 
childhood, after having had the small-pox. 

Symptoms : Deafness of the right ear ; periodical hard- 
ness of hearing of the left, accompanied by constant dry- 
ness of both ears, and noise in them resembling the rolling of a 
carriage. — Pain in the forehead almost every day ; she feels as if 
her head were thick inside ; this pain is excited by every strong 
odor and arrests her thoughts. — Dulness of the eyes, as if they 
were covered with mucus. — Periodical weakness and painful 
lassitude in the right leg. — Great inclination to sleep. — Menses 
rather scanty. The general symptoms were removed by a few 
doses of Nux. and Phosp. Aim. III. p. 272. 



HARDNESS OF HEARING. 75 

Calcarea improved a hardness of hearing of twenty-six 
years' standing, with singing and ringing in the ears, or, alter- 
nately, as if there had been music in the ears. A.h.Z. III. 
p. 14. 

Coffea I° 00 5 every other day, in a case of sleeplessness 
and exaltation of the fancy, relieved a simultaneously existing 
hardness of hearing, which almost bordered upon deafness, ac- 
companied by humming as of a swarm of bees in the left ear. 
A. h. Z. III. p. 148. 

Graphites has been frequently successfully employed 
against hardness of hearing and roaring of the ears. H. in R. 
I. p. 321. 

Ledum X 00 , several doses, relieved a case of hardness of 
hearing with the following 

Symptoms : The ear feels as if closed.— Continual hum- 
ming and hissing in the ears. The whole left side of the head, 
especially around the ear, feels obtuse and stupefied ; when 
touching this part, there is not that living sensation which was 
felt formerly. During the use of Ledum an ulcer in the ear 
opened. Arch. XIV. 2, p. 41. 

Mercurius vi v. IV relieved a case of hardness of hearing 
consequent upon influenza, with previous smarting of the eyes 
and toothache. A. h. Z. III. p. 96. 

Petroleum, repeated in eighteen days, restored the hearing 
of a man who had been affected with syphilis and had been 
treated with Merc. 

Symptoms : Deafness of the left ear ; he feels as if water 
were rushing through it. — Pulling and jerking pain in the ear 
towards evening. After using Petrol, he felt a rumbling and 
clattering in the ear, especially when gaping. Jahrb. d. h. H, 
III. p. 87. 

Petroleum VI°°, removed hardness of hearing in a scro- 
fulous boy. Ann. III. p. 166. 

Petroleum VI°°, after Silica X°, which produced an im- 
provement, restored perfectly the hearing of a man of twenty- 
nine years. 

Symptoms : Hardness of hearing for a year past. — Constant 
rustling in the ears, as of the wind among leaves ; detonations 
in the ear, when at rest. — A quantity of thick cerumen in the 
meatus. — Short-lasting pain, pressing from within outwards, in 
the occiput. — Frequent bleeding of the gums. — Frequent tooth- 
ache on the whole of the left side, jerking and tearing, generally 
accompanied by swelling of the cheeks. — Chilliness by day 
and in the evening before going to bed. — Pustules upon the 
chest. — Frequently recurring pain in the back, with improve- 
ment of hearing. Ann. II. p. 245. 



76 AFFECTIONS OF THE NOSE. 

Pulsatilla I, relieved a case of hardness of hearing, with 
roaring in the ears, cough, and stitches in the region of the 
eye. Ann. IV. p. 303, and Arch. VIII. 3, p. 144. 

Silicea restored the hearing of a girl of eleven years, after 
Puls. had removed the purulent discharge from the ear. A. h. 
Z. III. p. 96. 

Sulphur, several doses ; improved a case of habitual hard- 
ness of hearing, accompanied by hissing and humming before 
the ears. Ann. IV. p. 257. 

Sulphur X, two doses, relieved the hardness of hearing of 
a psoric girl, in fourteen days. A.h.Z. III. p. 96. 



VII. 

AFFECTIONS OF THE NOSE. 
1. OF VARIOUS KINDS. 

Aurum V, in a case of swelling of the nose, with almost 
rose-colored redness. While the skin of the nose was peeling 
off, the swelling was spread over the whole face, especially the 
right jaw ; accompanied by pain in the forehead. A. h. Z. 
III. p. 64. 

Belladonna X°° relieved a case of inflammation of the 
nose. 

Symptoms : Red swelling of the nose ; when touched, it 
feels bruised, otherwise there is a burning sensation experienced 
in it. — Smelling very sensitive. — The pains increase towards 
evening, are followed by sbiverings, heat, and much thirst. — 
Stinging in the nose at night. Ann. I. p. 202. 

Calcarea X°, four doses, one dose every "eight days, re- 
lieved complete loss of smell, caused by violent cold. Some 
smell was perceived when walking very fast ; it disappeared 
again in proportion as the body cooled down. — During the 
cooling the fingers went to sleep. — This last symptom was 
relieved by Anacardium IV°°. A. h. Z. IV. p. 277. 

Calcarea is useful in scrofulous swelling of the nose 
with a b:ue-red color, and obstruction of the meatus. A. h. Z. 
V. p. 82. 

Marum verum, is said to be an excellent remedy against 
polypi ot the nose, when employed externally either in the 
form of tincture or in powder. A. h. Z. I. p. 146. 



ULCERS IN THE NOSE, OZiENA. J? 

Phosphorus X cured a chronic inflammation of the nose 
with dry coryza. The nose was considerably swollen, red, and 
painful ; the mucus in the nose became dried up and was 
changed to hard crusts, which had to be blown out with great 
force. There were vertigo, dizziness, and a kind of somnam- 
bulism, (this last symptom was relieved by Bryonia.) Arch. 
VII. 1, p. 104. 

Phosphorus I, one grain being blown into the nose every 
day, removed a polypus of the nose by producing suppuration. 
The lost hearing returned at the same time. A. h. Z. VI. p. 
109. 

Sulphur, a few doses, diminished a chronic obstruction of 
the nose, with constant inclination to blow the nose ; there 
being but little thick mucus, and retching every morning. Ann. 
IV. p. 257. 

Zincum has proved curative in cases of external and 
internal swelling of the nose, affecting not only the soft, but 
also the hard parts, with great sensitiveness of those parts, loss 
of smell, constant dryness of the meatus and lachrymation. 
H. in R. II. p. 369. 

2. ULCERS IN THE NOSE, OZ^NA. 

Alumina X and V, several doses, continued for some 
months, against ozama. 

Symptoms : Discharge and blowing out of a thick, yellow, 
badly smelling fluid, especially early in the morning. — By 
softening the discharge, it comes out in pieces of large, 
hard, yellow-green dried matter. — Obstruction of the nose. — 
Sometimes violent bleeding at the nose. — Absence of smell. 
— Pains in the region of the root of the nose and the frontal 
cavities. — Pale complexion. — Hard, scanty stool. — Herpes on 
the dorsum of the left hand and on the fingers. A. h. Z. V. 
p. 21. 

Aurum X°° in one case, and X 0000 in another, was found 
very useful in two cases of cancer of the nose of young girls ; 
Sulphur, Sepia and Calcarea had likewise to be employed. 
Arch. XI. 1, p. 96. 

Aurum has done good service in cases of obstinate obstruc- 
tion of the nose, with ulcerous crusts in the nose, especially 
when there was frequent redness and swelling of the eyelids, 
with styes ; in scrofulous children. Arch* XII. 3, p. 141. 

Aurum I, frequent doses, in a case of ozama, characterized 
by thick, yellow-green matter, which came out either jn a liquid 
form, or else in hard, dry pieces, and by a continual, peculiarly 



78 AFFECTIONS OF THE NOSE. 

loathsome stench from the nose, want of smell, and obstruction 
of the nose. A. h. Z. V. p. 35. 

Aurum muriat., three times a day, one-eighth of a grain 
at a dose, cured caries of the upper jaw and ozaena, blood 
being blown out and pus running from the nose, with crusts 
about the nostrils. At the same time air seemed to move 
through the head. Pr. Coram, of the L. S. V. II. p. 11. 

Magnes. mur., four doses, of half a drop each, cured an 
ozama benigna in a few weeks. In a girl of eighteen years, 

Symptoms : Soreness of the internal nose, yellow crusts in 
it. — Discharge of a watery, acrid mucus, causing redness and 
soreness of the upper lip. — Obstruction of the nose and inabi- 
lity to breathe through it ; soreness and burning are increased 
by blowing the nose, by sneezing, and by touch.— Swelling, 
hardness, redness, and heat of the lower part of the nose, worse 
towards morning. In former periods she had a moist eruption 
upon the lips every winter. A. h. Z. V. p. l5V. 

Oz^enin X°°, two doses in a fortnight, had a good effect in 
a case of cancer of the nose, where the fleshy parts of the nose 
had almost been destroyed, and where even the fleshy parts of 
the palate had become considerably affected. The ulcers came 
near being healed ; a polypus of the nose, which existed at 
the same time, disappeared likewise without leaving a trace. 
A. h. Z. III. p. 10. 

Oz^enin X effected considerable improvement in two cases 
of ulcers of the nose, the face being horribly disfigured. Sulph., 
Grap., and Aurum had been previously exhibited with some 
good effect. A. h. Z. IY. p. 39. 

Pulsatilla III, one dose, in a case of ozaena, compli- 
cated with other symptoms. In a girl of eighteen years. 

Symptoms : Discharge of a foetid, purulent, yellowish- 
green matter from the nose.— -Violent itching in the nose. — 
The nose is somewhat swollen, but not ulcerated. — Want 
of appetite ; food sometimes tastes a little bitter. — Frequent 
eructations, tasting of the ingesta. — Heaviness and feeling 
of desolateness in the head, especially in the evening and 
in a room.— Menses delaying, scanty, and pale, with dis- 
agreeable feelings in the abdomen, and restlessness ; after- 
wards a milky kind of leucorrhoea. — Heaviness in the limbs, 
especially when sitting, and in the beginning of a walk. 
— She falls asleep late in the evening, with a feeling of anguish 
in the body.— Chilliness, without any thirst. — Pale counte- 
nance.— Anxious, sad, whining mood. Arch. I. 2, p. 127. 

Thuya is eminently useful against obstinate scabs in the 
nose, which constantly re-appear, with inflammatory redness 
and sensitiveness of these parts. H. in R. II. p. 331. 



BLEEDING AT THE NOSE. 79 



3. BLEEDING AT THE NOSE. 

Ambra IV 00 , one dose, relieved the bleeding from the nose 
of an old lady, which began seven days in succession early in 
the morning, when in bed, and continued for three hours. Pr. 
Com. oftheL.S. 7. I. p. 171. 

Arnica relieves the violent bleeding from the nose the 
most speedily as a palliative ; it may often be relieved with cer- 
tainty by Pulsatilla, frequently also by China. A. h. Z, 
I. p. 147. 

Belladonna X o0 ° is useful against bleeding from the nose 
with congestion to the head, which is indicated by distension 
of the veins of the head, with violent, jerking, burning, and 
stinging pains in one side of the head, increased by every 
noise, motion, bright light, accompanied by sparks or wavelets 
of light, flitting to and fro before the eyes, darkness before 
the eyes, humming of the ears, fainting fits, and symptoms of 
sopor. Arch. XL 2, p. 55. 

Bryonia relieved a case of violent bleeding at the nose of 
a girl of eighteen years, which was caused by the menses 
becoming suppressed by dancing. The menses re-appeared 
immediately. Ann. IV. p. 341. 

Carbo. veg, is said to arrest at once a most violent bleed- 
ing from the nose. *A. h. Z. I. p. 47. 

Crocus II has relieved bleeding from the nose in half an 
hour. Arch. IY. 1, p. 117. 

Crocus II procured instantaneous relief in a case of violent 
rushing of blood from the nose, which almost induced fainting ; 
the blood was black and tough. Arch. II. 1, p. 101. 

Crocus I, one drop, several doses. In a strong man of 
fifty-six years. 

Symptoms : Several attacks a day of violent bleeding from 
the nose, with previous pressure in the forehead. — Is appre- 
hensive of dying. — Inability to do any kind of business. — 
Afterwards, by day, coldness of the hands and feet. — Towards 
evening rush of blood to the head, with some warmth in the 
face and twitchings of the eyelids. — Sour taste in the mouth. — 
After taking the Crocus he felt an uneasiness in the bod}^ 
which prevented him from reading, writing, sitting, sleeping, 
and only allowed him to walk about slowly. Ann. III. p. 1S5. 

Crocus I, one drop. In a girl of twenty years. 

Symptoms : Bleeding at the nose every day, especially in 
hot weather ; previous to this a feeling of stupor in the right 
side of the head, and a humming before the right ear. — Menses 



80 



DISEASES OF THE INNER MOUTH, ETC. 



profuse every three weeks. — Nose dry, never blows it. — A cold 
is easily followed by hoarseness and cough. Ann. III. p. 187. 

Crocus II, half a drop, bleeding from the nose of a boy of 
eleven years, five or six times a day, in large quantity, and the 
blood coming out in the shape of black, coagulated clots. Ann. 
III. p. 187. ^ 

Moschus is one of the principal remedies in bleeding. H. 

in R. II. p. 60. 

Rhus X°°, in a woman of fifty-three years. 

Symptoms : Blood gushes from her nose every night for 
the last fortnight ; also by day, when stooping or blowing her 
nose with force. — Dull headache and itching in the nose. Ann. 

II. p. 302. 

Secale has been curative in a case of bleeding from the 
nose, which continued for hours. A. h. Z. V, p. 240. 

Sepia X°°, two doses, in a girl of seven years, whose nose 
bled violently whenever she became a little heated, or had a 
slight shock or fall upon the nose. Pr. Co mm. of the L .8. 
V. I. p. 171. 



VIII. 

DISEASES OF THE INNER MOUTH AND OF THE 

TEETH. 

1. STOMACACE (PUTREFACTION OF THE MOUTH). 

Capsicum has been recommended as a distinguished rem- 
edy in malignant putrefaction of the mouth. H. in R. I. p. 
185. 

Merc solub. Ill, in a girl of seven years. 

Symptoms: The gums are loose and retracted.— Great 
fetor from the mouth. — Ptyalism. — The submaxillary gland is 
painful. — Rending pain in the teeth. Even the right side of the 
face is painful, mostly at night. — Burning in the gums, at 
night ; when eating, the parts are painful as if they were ulcer- 
ated. — Continued chilliness, even in the bed, without any sub- 
sequent heat. — Stool excites a burning at the rectum, which is 
inflamed. Ann. I. p. 245. Jahrb. d. h. H. II. p. 161. 

Nux vom. VIII, one drop, one dose. In a man of forty years. 

Sy?nptoms : Considerable swelling of the gums ; the loose 
and black teeth are almost entirely covered by them ; the gums 



FETOR FROM THE MOUTH, ETC. 81 

look like putrid flesh ; their surface is covered with coagulated 
blood, which was continually renewed by other blood eking 
out. — Cadaverous smell from the mouth. — Countenance is 
fallen in, has a sickly color ; the eyes have lost their lustre. — 
Want of appetite ; much thirst. — Heaviness of the whole body ; 
pain of the tibiae. — Great emaciation. — Little sleep, interrupted 
by startings. — Peevish mood ; is not disposed to do any thing. 
Ann. I. p. 80. 

2. FETOR FROM THE MOUTH. 

Aurum, one or two doses, frequently relieved this symptom 
completely, especially in girls having reached the age of 
puberty. H. in R. I. p. 133. 

3. INFLAMMATION OF THE BUCCAL CAVITY. 

Nux. vom. IY, one drop ; in a boy of five years. 

Symptoms : Burning, dry heat.— Constipation. — No sleep. 
— The left side of the face is somewhat swollen and red. — He 
finds it difficult to open his mouth on account of the swelling of 
the velum pendulum palati and the gums of the left side ; this 
swelling makes deglutition difficult. — Headache, stitches in the 
ears, tearing in the jaw. Arch. II. 2, p. 75. 

Mercurius, in inflammation of the tongue. 

/Symptoms : Painful swelling, hardness, redness, heat and 
dryness of the tongue. — The tongue is pressing forward be- 
tween the fore-teeth^ and is thickly coated with mucus ; pty al- 
igns — Speech consists of an unintelligible muttering. — The 
mouth is continually open. — Deglutition difficult. — Fever, 
thirst, headache. A. h. Z. V. p. 131. 

Mercurius sol. I, one grain in several doses, one dose 
every six hours, afterwards every morning ; in a case of violent 
inflammation of the tongue. 

Symptoms :, Tongue dark-red, painful, swollen, almost 
filling up the whole mouth. — Deglutition impeded almost en- 
tirely. — Flow of tough saliva. — Bloatedness and redness of the 
face. — Violent fever. — The patient is anxiously tossing about ; 
is apprehensive of suffocation. — Violent headache, pressing 
from within outward. A. h. Z. VII. p. 209. 

4. ULCERS IN THE MOUTH. 

Acidum nitric. VI ; in a few days, Hepar. s. I. In a 
case of ulcers in the mouth, brought on by the abuse of Mer- 
cury ; the patient being a child. 

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82 DISEASES OF THE INNER MOUTH, ETC. 

Symptoms : Round the edges of the tongue there is an 
ulcer, in which the teeth left fan-shaped impressions. — The left 
half of the hard palate is covered with whitish vesicles. — On 
the inside of the left cheek there is a round ulcer with a base 
looking like lard. — The left side of the fauces is red, the gums 
are swollen. — Bad smell from the mouth. Ptyalism, and pain- 
ful swelling of the salivary glands. — The opening the mouth 
is impeded by pain and tightness. — Much thirst. — No stool. — 
At night there is delirium and aggravation of all the symp- 
toms. Ac. nitr. afforded considerable relief; the morbid con- 
dition of the gums and the ulcers upon the cheek were removed 
by Hepar. Ann. I. p. 243. 

Merc. sol. * of a grain, cured an ulcer upon the tongue 
in sixteen days. 

Symptoms : On the edge of the tongue there is an ulcer of 
the size of a bean ; along the adjoining parts of the tongue, in 
the substance thereof, there are several hard nodosities and a 
deepening resembling an incision. — The base of the ulcer 
looks gray, reddish, uneven, secreting a fetid matter ; the edges 
are hard, elevated, of a blue appearance ; burning in the ulcer. 
— The tongue is swollen, coated white.— Speech unintelligible, 
— Ptyalism ; fetid odor from the mouth. — The edges of the 
gums are bright-red, inflamed, standing off from the teeth, swol- 
len in several places, bleeding frequently. — Tearing toothache 
at night.— Nausea in the morning.— Putrid taste in the mouth. 
— The vermilion border of the lower lip is covered with 
small, painful pimples, having brownish crusts. — Wretched 
complexion. — Want of appetite. — Hot water was used to rinse 
the mouth. A. h. Z. V. p. 231. — Merc. sol. is likewise use- 
ful in small ulcers, which appear in full-grown persons without 
any apparent cause, on the inner side of the lips and cheeks, re- 
sembling the aphthae of children, and having a red border and 
a base looking like lard. — I have lately cured two ulcers of this 
kind, where the mildest beverage caused the most violent pains. 
A few doses of Merc viv. IV 000 were sufficient to effect a cure. 

Natrum mur, X°, one dose. In a child of two years, af- 
fected with psora and mercurial symptoms. 

Symptoms : Flat ulcers upon the tongue and the inner 
side of the lips. — Copious flow of saliva. A. h. Z. IV. p. 281. 

Nux is curative in cases of badly smelling ulcers in the in- 
ner mouth and the fauces, with putrid taste and putrid smell 
from the mouth. Hartin prakt. Erf. I. p. 46. 

Staphisagria has been useful in the treatment of ulcers 
in the mouth, bordering upon Stomacace ; Borax afforded 
more speedy relief. A. h. Z. I. p. 155. 



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5. RANULA. 

Mercurius IT, one drop, quickly removed a considerable 
swelling in a girl of twenty years. A. h. Z. IY. p. 32. 

Thuya, Acid nitr., Ambra and Calc. have been em- 
ployed in a case where the swelling was of a blue-red and gray 
appearance, almost transparent, painful to the touch, and re- 
sembling jelly. Ann. III. p. 167. 

6. APHTHA. 

Acid, sulph. X° has proved curative in cases affecting 
babies. Arch. X. 2, p. 72. 

Borax removed aphthae in two children. A. h. Z. IY. p. 
233. 

Borax is a specific against aphthae when the following 
symptoms occur : — 

Slight redness of the mucous membrane of the mouth, fol- 
lowed by the formation of small, white points upon the tongue, 
the inner side ®f the lips and cheeks, on the gums, the hard and 
soft palate ; these points generally become confluent, and either 
form large white spots, or a coherent white covering resem- 
bling a pellicle, which is interrupted in some places by the 
bright-red appearance of the skin. A.h.Z. Y. p. 228. 

Mercurius I, one grain, one or two doses, is a specific 
against the aphthae of children of from two to seven years. 

Symptoms : Slight feverish motions on the reddened mu- 
cous membrane of the mouth, afterwards there appear upon 
the edges of the tongue, the inner surface of the cheeks, lips, 
upon the gums and the soft palate, isolated white vesicles, which 
burst open, and form ulcers with red edges, and a whitish or 
yellowish base, with a burning pain, frequent bleeding and 
impeded deglutition. — Pale complexion, bloatedness of the 
cheeks, swelling of the lips and submaxillary glands. — Ptyal- 
ism, fetor from the mouth, resembling mercurial odor ; white 
coating of the tongue. — At times constipation ; at times corro- 
sive diarrhoea. — Turbid, thick urine. — Dry cough. — Great un- 
easiness, weakness, sleeplessness, emaciation. A. h. Z. Y. p. 
208. Arch. X. 2, p. 72. 

Sulphur V°, in complicated aphthae. 

Symptoms : Mouth, lips, and tongue are covered with a 
thick crust of aphthae. — Restlessness at night. — Frequent, 
green, slimy stools, with straining. — Afterwards rash-like erup- 
tion over the whole body, soreness on the thighs ; the back is 



84 DISEASES OF THE INNER MOUTH, ETC. 

covered with vesicles full of thin, yellowish pus. — Merc. sol. 
11° had been employed before Sulphur with short success. 
Ann. I. p. 245. 

7. AFFECTIONS OF THE GUMS. 

Carbo veg. against sore gums, which become detached 
from the teeth, readily bleed when touched, and are very red, 
with looseness of the teeth, and bad odor from the mouth ; 
Cause : Abuse of Mercury. Ann. II. p. 83. 

Carb. veg. In a boy of eight years, who had been affected 
with the itch at a former period. 

Symptoms : The gums recede from the incisores and cus- 
pidati, are painful during mastication, look pale, and bleed 
when touched. — Frequent pains in the sound teeth, and the 
root of the nose. — Fine, red, itching eruption in different places. 
A. h. Z. V. p. 86. 

Staphisagria VIII, and in ten days X. Against excres- 
cences on the gums and the inner cheek. 

Symptoms : Excrescence of the size of half a walnut on 
the gums of the left side of the upper jaw, and on the corres- 
ponding surface of the cheek ; when talking or chewing it is 
intensely painful, aching. Ann. I. p. 81. 

Sulphur, against swelling of the gums, with shooting 
pain. Ann. IV. p. 259. 

Sulphur (tinct.), repeated doses, helped in three cases of 
abscess of the gums. 

Symptoms : Prominent oval swelling, of a bony hardness, 
on the inferior border of the lower jaw. — The right submaxil- 
lary gland is swollen and painful, also the remaining soft 
parts and cheek. Irradiating redness of the indurated walls of 
the abscess. — Small opening of the abscess on the upper border 
of the inflamed and swollen gums, out of which ooze blood 
and pus. A. h. Z. VI. p. 21. 

8. TOOTHACHE. 

Acidum nitric, generally is a specific against toothache 
brought on by the abuse of Mercury. This toothache is throb- 
bing, is worst at night, when in bed, and banishes all sleep 
until midnight. Arch. XV. 2, p. 11. 

Aconitum is a specific against a throbbing toothache conse- 
quent upon a cold caught in a sharp wind; it affects one side 
of the jaw, with considerable redness of the cheek. Also fre- 
quently violent rush of blood to the head, burning heat in the 
face, great uneasiness. Arch. XV. 2, p. 5. 



TOOTHACHE. 85 

Baryt. carb. VIII, one drop, relieved a toothache accom- 
panied by great disposition to take cold ; the ache returned 
previous to every period. 

Symptoms : Pain in hollow teeth after a cold. — Pale-red 
swelling of the gums and cheek. — The pain extends to the 
nose, the left eye, and the temple. — Violent throbbing in the 
ear, especially at night. — Afterwards the menses came on regu- 
larly and without any pain. Ann. I. p. 241. 

Belladonna is useful against some kinds of rheumatic 
toothache, especially in females. Arch. XI. 2, p. 74. 

Belladonna X. In a pregnant woman. 

Symptoms : Tearing, grinding pains in the teeth of the 
upper jaw. — Feeling as if the teeth were too long. — Gums 
swollen, red, burning. — Pains increased by touch, more violent 
in the evening, and excited by cool air. — Face red and hot ; 
throbbing in the whole head. Arch. XL 2, p. 130. 

Belladonna relieved a peculiar throbbing toothache dur- 
ing pregnancy. Arch. XII. 3, p. 142. 

Belladonna X 10 . Toothache brought on by cool air and 
a draft. 

Symptoms : Lancinating and rending pains on the left 
side, at times in the teeth, at times in the ear, at times in the 
face. Ann. IV. p. 203. 

Belladonna, followed by Mercury two hours after, re- 
lieved a violent toothache, without the patient being able 
to state what tooth was affected. A. h. Z. I, p. 153. 

Calcarea, useful against rending pain both in hollow and 
sound teeth, the pain coming on in paroxysms, aggravated by 
cold, especially by cold draft ; between the paroxysms the 
teeth are very sensitive to the air. A.h.Z. V. p. 82. 

Causticum, in chronic toothache after a cold. 

Symptoms : Throbbing pain, with painful and readily 
bleeding gums, tearing in the muscles of the face, in the eye 
and ear. Arch. XV. 2, p. 6. 

Chamomilla frequently relieved the common toothache, 
affecting only one side ; likewise rending pain in one side of 
the head, jaws and ear. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 76. 

Chamomilla affords relief in a sort of rheumatic toothache 
after a cold. 

Symptoms : Horrid pains coming on in paroxysms mostly 
at night, with redness of the cheek, the pains appearing intol- 
erable, and not affecting any one tooth in particular. — Tingling, 
twitching, or tearing or lancinating pains, beginning shortly 
after eating or drinking, mitigated by dipping a finger into 
water, increased by drinking cold ; the warmth of the bed is 



85 DISEASES OF THE INNER MOUTH, ETC. 

intolerable ; the pain leaves behind it a swelling of the cheek 
and the neighboring glands. Arch. VII. 3, p. 91. 

Chamomilla IV, one dose a day. 

Symptoms : Single stitches through the upper jaw, with 
twitching and tingling in the teeth of that jaw, most violent at 
night. — Burning swelling of the gums. Arch. XL 2, p. 128. 

Chamomilla, one dose. 

Symptoms : Considerable swelling of the left cheek. — The 
upper molar teeth are hollow ; the gums are swollen and burn- 
ing. — Grinding, gnawing pain in the hollow teeth, increased by 
coffee, most violent at night. Arch. XL 2, p. 129. 

Chamomilla IV, one dose. 

Symptoms : Grumbling and drawing in the hollow tooth, 
most violent at night and after dinner. — A painless swelling of 
the cheek appeared readily to follow the use of Chamomilla. 
Arch. XL 2, p. 129. 

Chamomilla relieved frightful pains in hollow teeth, which 
came on especially at night, at the time when the menses made 
their appearance. Ann. I. p. 241. 

Chamomilla is frequently useful in toothache of children 
and women. 

Symptoms : Throbbing toothache, which is most violent at 
night, especially aggravated by the warmth of the bed, and 
driving one to madness. — Redness and slight swelling of the 
cheek ; sweat of the hairy scalp, vehement thirst and occa- 
sional swelling of the submaxillary glands. Arch. XV. 2, p. 6. 

Chixa relieved the following 

Symptoms : Throbbing toothache, shortly after a meal and 
in the night, mitigated by pressing the teeth firmly against one 
another ; increased by slight touch. — Continual diarrhoea ; pro- 
fuse sweat every night ; great lassitude. Arch. XV. 2, p. 8. 

Coffea II gave relief in a case of throbbing toothache, 
attended with great irritation of the nerves, and violent weep- 
ing. Arch. XV. 2, p. 9. 

Cyclamen rendered aid against arthritic, lancinating, and 
boring toothache. H. in R. I. p. 279. 

Euphorbium V, half a drop ; one dose. 

Symptoms : Throbbing, pulsative pains, as if the teeth 
were being screwed together. — Painful swelling under the cus- 
pidatus, feeling very sore to the touch, and turning out to be an 
abscess. — Considerable swelling of the cheeks, with erysipela- 
tous inflammation. — Euphorb. speedily removed the inflam- 
matory symptoms, after which the abscess went through its 
course without any pain. A.h. Z. VI. p. 107. 



TOOTHACHE. 87 

Euphorbium is said to be a good remedy against small 
fragments of the teeth breaking off. H. in R. I. p. 310. 

Hyosciamus III, one drop. After drawing a hollow tooth. 

Symptoms : Continued and increasing tearing and pulsat- 
ing pain in the socket of the tooth, extending through the 
cheek as far as the forehead. — Violent, visible and tangible 
throbbing in the affected part of the lower jaw. — Yiolent chilli- 
ness, then violent heat ; countenance red, eyes red and shining. 
— The patient is raging, screams, strikes, wants to flee away, 
rolls up the white of the eyes. — A cure was affected after three 
hours ; a remaining slight throbbing in the lower jaw, and 
some pain in the socket, was relieved by Nux v. Arch. IV. 2, 
p. 25. 

Hyosciamus IV, two doses, relieved the following 

Symptoms : Swelling of the gums, tearing and throbbing 
pains in the teeth of the right side, extending as far as the root 
of the nose and the eye. — The pain became aggravated by 
pressure ; the teeth felt as if they were too long, covered 
with mucus, and loose. — Congestion of blood to the head ; 
burning and heat of the face and whole body ; obtusion of the 
head and dull headache. — Menses profuse. A. h. Z. V. p. 168. 

Hyosciamus : The pain mostly comes on m the morning- 
hours, and is excited by cold air. 

Symptoms : Throbbing and whizzing in the tooth, with 
tearing in the gums ; the tooth feels loose during mastication. 
— Violent rush of blood to the head, with considerable heat. — 
When the attacks are more violent there is constriction of the 
throat, inability to swallow, and spasms, with great depression 
of the mind. Arch. XV. 2, p. 18. 

Magnetis polus arcticus, relieved a toothache in a hol- 
low tooth, which constantly came on after a cold, with swelling 
and inflammation of the gums, and swelling, redness, and 
heat of the cheek. — The pain especially increased after a meal, 
in the warmth, and in the room, and was relieved in the open 
air and when walking. Arch. V. 1, p. 93. 

Mag. pol. arct. speedily relieves rheumatic toothache, 
affecting all the hollow teeth at once ; the gums being swollen 
and painful to the touch ; single jerks shooting through the 
periosteum of the jaw ; when they are slight, they resemble a 
twitching and pressing pain ; when they are violent, they seem 
like a grinding and tearing pain, with burning stitches ; the 
incisores are painfully affected by breathing. H. in R. II. p. 8. 

Magn. pol. arct., incases of a throbbing ache, with burn- 
ing, in the teeth of the lower jaw, accompanied by swelling, 
•redness, and heat of the cheek, worse in warmth and alter a 



88 DISEASES OF THE INNER MOUTH, ETC. 

meal. — Chilliness of the rest of the body ; excessive irritation, 
tremor, and uneasiness in the limbs. — The patient is directed 
to touch the north-pole of the magnet until he perceives a 
slight increase of the pain. Arch. XV. 2, p. 10. 

Magnes. carb. X°°, one dose, against a nightly tooth- 
ache, which obliges the patient to rise and walk about. 

Symptoms : Violently boring pain, at times in one, at times 
in several apparently sound teeth of the lower jaw. — Tearing, 
extending through the right side of the face, as far as the tem- 
poral region, with stiffness of the muscles of the nape of the 
neck, and of those of the neck itself. — The affected side is 
somewhat swollen. Arch. XII. 3, p. 82. 

Mercur. sol. IV, one dose. 

Symptoms : Tearing pain in the lower teeth at night, 
disappearing for a few moments by friction, diminished by 
warmth, violently excited by cool air. — Itching of the swollen 
exposed gums, standing off from the teeth. Arch. XI. 2, p. 132. 

Merc sol. IV, one dose. 

Symptoms : Itching in the swollen, red gums, which 
become ulcerated near a carious tooth. — Painless swelling of 
the left cheek. — Tearing pain in the molar tooth when exposed 
to cool air, increased in the evening, diminished by warmth, 
Arch. XI. 2, p. 132. 

Merc. sol. II, one dose. 

Symptoms : Considerable swelling of the cheek, which is 
painful to the touch. — Stitches in a hollow tooth, and tearing 
in the roots of the remaining teeth. — Pains increase after a 
meal, when the patient is either sitting or lying down, also at 
night, and when using cold or warm drink. Ann. I. p. 240. 

Merc, vivus IV, is almost always curative in lancinating 
and tearing toothache, when accompanied by ptyalism. A. h, 
Z. I. p. 165. III. p. 27. 

Mercurius vivus IV, one drop. In a pregnant woman. 

Symptoms : Gums are swollen, livid, bright-red around 
the edges ; they look corroded, are suppurating, painful, and 
very sore. — The tongue is very sore, and pains as if it had 
been burnt.— Putrid smell from the mouth.- — Rending tooth- 
ache, especially at night, increased by cold air and cold drink. 
A. h. Z. V. p. 231. 

Merc sol., when there is swelling and throbbing of the 
submaxillary glands. 

Symptoms : Rending toothache in the lower teeth, worse 
in the evening, alleviated by warmth. — The gums are bloated 
and spongy. — Occasional bleeding at the nose, frequently sore 
throat. Jahrb. d. h. H. II. p. 172. 



TOOTHACHE. 89 

Mezereum IV. Toothache after a cold. 

Symptoms : Drawing pains in the left jaw, with alternate 
boring in single teeth, and stitches, which extend as high up 
as the zygoma. — The teeth feel blunt, pithy, and as if they 
were too long. — The left side of the head feels pithy, with 
drawing pains in that side. — Contact and motion increase the 
pains, which Decome aggravated in the evening, and are then 
attended with chilliness. — Want of appetite. — Peevish mood. 
Arch. XL 2, p. 133. 

Mezereum X, one-fourth of a drop. Chronic toothache. 

Symptoms: Twitching, griping, stitching pains. — Sensa- 
tion in a hollow molar tooth, as if it were being raised out of 
the socket. — Peeling as if the tooth were blunt and too long. 
Ann. IV. p. 182. 

Mezereum I. In a woman who is near her climacteric 
age. 

Symptoms : Horrible pains in hollow teeth, with a feeling 
of general chilliness during the pain. — Obstinate constipation ; 
considerable rush of blood to the head. — The constipation dis- 
appeared simultaneously with the toothache. A. h. Q,. VI. 
p. 118. 

Nux vom. X, one dose. 

Symptoms : Lancinating pain in a carious molar tooth, 
which is increased by warmth, cold, and inspired air. Arch. 
XL 2, p. 130. 

Nux vom. X, one dose. 

Symptoms : Soreness of the whole of the upper jaw, accom- 
panied by a grinding pain in a carious molar tooth, and alter- 
nate stitches, extending as far as the facial bones, especially 
in the open air, during a meal, and early in the morning. 
Arch. XL 2, p. 131. 

Nux vom. VIII, one dose. 

Symptoms : Grinding pain in a molar tooth, with stitches 
extending over the whole half of the face and the temporal 
region, most violent early in the morning, excited by intellec- 
tual labor, and diminished by warmth. Arch. XL 2, p. 131. 

Nux vom. in rheumatic toothache. 

Symptoms : Sense as of drawing in the teeth, accompanied 
by fine stitches, or stitches resembling jerks. — At times swell- 
ing and pain of the submaxillary glands, at times the drawing 
spreads as far as the temple and orbit. Hart. pr. Erf. I. p. 
120. 

Nux vom. in tearing toothache, commencing at a hollow 
tooth, frequently spreading over all the bones of the face, miti- 
gated by warmth, excited by cold drink. Hart. pr. Erf. I. p. 
21. 



90 DISEASES OF THE INNER MOUTH, ETC. 

Nux vom. in toothache which can be borne when at rest, 
and increases by reflection and reading. Hart. pr. Erf. I. p. 
121. 

Nux vom. against toothache brought on by coffee and spi- 
rituous drinks. Hart. jpr. Erf. I. pp. 121, 122. 

Nux vom. relieved a toothache which had lasted six 
months ; the pain being a dull gnawing and boring in the 
upper and lower teeth. A. h. Z. I. p. 146. 

Nux vom. X° cured a violently tearing pain on the right 
side, which extended as far as the temple, and became worse 
by cold drinks. A. h. Z. IV. p. 13. 

Nux vom. may be generally used in rheumatic toothache, 
and that of pregnant women. The pain affected carious teeth 
and thence it extended to sound teeth as a drawing and tearing 
pain, without any swelling of the cheek, especially at night, 
aggravated by cold and warm substances, but mostly by cold 
air. A. h. Z. V. p. 275. 

Platina, in the case of a female. 

Symptoms : Throbbing and grinding pain in the whole of 
the light jaw, worse in the evening and when at rest, accom- 
panied by involuntary weeping.— Cramp-like sense of numb- 
ness on the painful side of the face. — Menses too early and too 
profuse. — She is proud, and has too high an opinion of herself, 
whereas she despises every thing around her. Arch. XV . 2, 
p. 12. 

Pulsatilla IV, one dose. 

Symptoms : Throbbing in the upper jaw, attended with 
drawing as high up as the eye, worst at night ; the pain is in- 
creased in the warm room, and by warm drinks, diminished 
in the open air. Arch. XL 2, p. 132. 

Pulsatilla IV, one drop, two doses. 

Symptoms : Pain in hollow teeth, or m other places of the 
face, greatest in the evening and afternoon, weaker in the 
morning and at night, tearing, erratic drawing towards the 
head, increased in the warm room ; cold water affords relief for 
a few moments. Arch. XII. 2, p. 22. 
Pulsatilla IV, one dose. 

Symptoms : Lancinating pains in a hollow molar tooth, 
extending as far as the ear and the left side of the face, from 
the temple to the chin. — Frequent eructations, as from flatu- 
lence : white-coated tongue. — Tight feeling in the neck and the 
chest. — Paroxysms : Sensation in the chest as if it were con- 
stricted, or as if a handkerchief had been tied round ; short 
breathing, in paroxysms ; internal chilliness with a cold skin 
over the whole body ; blue-red lips and cheeks, blue nails : 



TOOTHACHE. 91 

anguish ; convulsions through the whole body. Ann. II. p. 
247. 

Pulsatilla IV, one dose. 

Symptoms : Drawing and gnawing, tearing in both the 
carious and sound molar teeth, especially at night; during the 
night this symptom spreads as far as the eye, the temple and the 
ear of the affected side ; in these parts the pain felt as a tearing 
and twitching ; the toothache becomes aggravated by warm 
drink and the warmth of the bed. — The lower jaw is painful 
to the touch ; tearing pain in one half of the head. — Mild 
temperament, resigned during the attack. — Suppression of the 
menses. A. h. Z. V. p. 310. 

Pulsatilla removes a toothache, when there is a stinging 
and gnawing pain in the gums, and a drawing and twitching 
in the dental nerve, as if the nerve were being suddenly put 
upon the stretch and then let loose again, accompanied by a 
chilly feeling and pale complexion ; it is more frequent in the 
evening than in the morning ; is increased by the warmth of 
the bed and room, diminished by cold air blowing upon the 
parts ; it is not influenced by mastication, but it becomes excited 
when picking the tooth. — Pulsatilla is also a chief remedy 
against a lancinating and grinding toothache, which becomes 
worse in the evening and night, and does not bear warmth. 
H. in R. II. p. 172. 

Pulsatilla has relieved a toothache which began every 
evening and lasted until midnight ; mitigated in open air. Arch. 
XL 2, p. 13. 

Rhus I, one drop, removed a nightly, intolerable tearing in 
the teeth. Arch. II. 2, p. 61. 

Rhus relieves almost always a tearing toothache which 
becomes worse in the open air. Hart. pr. Erf. I. p. 121. 

Rhus is the best remedy in removing rheumatic and arthri- 
tic toothache, especially when the pain is tearing, and decreases 
by warmth. — Rhus frequently relieves the fetor from hollow 
teeth. Hart, in R. II. p. 203. 

Sabina helped in cases of throbbing toothache affecting 
females, attended with a sensation as if the tooth would be 
dashed to pieces ; the pain came on in the evening and night, 
and was especially excited by the warmth of the bed, and after 
eating ; accompanied by throbbing in all the arteries, frequent, 
empty eructations, and profuse discharge of blood even between 
the periods. Arch. XV. 2, p. 15. 

Sepia cures a chronic throbbing toothache, and the tooth- 
ache of pregnant women. — It is generally characterized by 
stitches ; it comes on in persons of a yellowish complexion. 



92 DISEASES OF THE INNER MOUTH, ETC. 

extends as far as the ears and through the arm into the ringers, 
where it is felt as a tingling. — It is frequently accompanied by 
difficulty of breathing, swelling of the cheek, cough, and 
swelling of the submaxillary glands. Arch. XV. 2, p. 16. 

Silicea relieves a similar toothache, especially when the 
bone or the periosteum of the lower jaw is swollen, when the 
pain is rather seated in those parts than in the tooth, and the 
patient is unable to sleep at night on account of a general heat 
of the body. — The skin is generally unhealthy. Arch. XV. 
2, p. 17. 

Spigelia XV, one drop. 

Symptoms : Drawing and tearing in all the teeth of the 
upper jaw, especially the fore-teeth. — This kind of toothache 
is characterized by a violent pain, which extends as far as the 
upper jaw, and darts, like lightning, through the crown and the 
roots of single teeth ; this pain causes the patient to start and 
shriek, and generally occurs by day. — Diminished by mild 
warmth, increased by either heat or cold. — The teeth are sensi- 
tive to cold air. — Stitches and tearing in eyes and ears, heat in 
the mouth, burning of the upper lip. — Painful pressure in the 
stomach. A. h. Z. VI. p. 17. 

Spigelia is frequently curative of throbbing toothache. 
It is generally accompanied by a sort of pain in the face, 
twitching and tearing, burning in the zygoma, with a pale, 
bloated countenance, and yellowish borders around the eyes ; 
pain in the eyes, frequent desire to urinate, violent palpitation 
of the heart, chilliness and great restlessness ; there is often a 
feeling in the chest as of the purring of cats. Arch. XV. 2. 
p. 17. 

Staphisagria X, one dose. 

Symptoms : Violent gnawing in the first upper molar tooth, 
with drawing, at times along the fore-teeth, at times in the 
direction of the eye ; it is most violent early in the morning ; 
it is excited or increased after eating or chewing, in the open 
air, and by cold drinking ; it is diminished by warmth. — 
Readily bleeding gums. Arch XL 2, p. 133. 

Staphisagria X helped in a case of toothache which 
came on in paroxysms, by day, especially at night, affecting 
both carious and sound teeth ; continued sensitiveness of the 
teeth ; every kind of nourishment or beverage excited the most 
insufferable pain ; chewing was impossible. A. h. Z. VI. p. 18. 

Sulphur has been found serviceable in drawing toothache, 
aggravated by warmth, with stitches in the occiput, or when 
there is drawing and snooting through the teeth and head, in 
the evening and night. Ann. IV. p. 259. 



AFFECTIONS OF THE ORGANS OF SPEECH. 93 

Sulphur frequently removes jerks, resembling stitches, in 
hollow teeth and in the upper and lower jaw. Hart, in R. II, 
p. 306. 

Sulphur relieves some forms of throbbing toothache, espe- 
cially when brought on by suppressed eruptions. The gums 
are swollen and painfully throbbing. Also great soreness in 
the tips of the crowns, congestion of blood to the head with 
throbbing headache, red inflamed eyes and nose, stitches in the 
ears, frequent, unsuccessful desire for stool, pain in the small of 
the back, uneasiness in the limbs, drowsiness by day, chilliness, 
etc. Arch. XV. 2, p. 19. 

Veratrum relieves certain forms of throbbing toothache, 
when there is a swelling of the face, cold sweat on the fore- 
head, nausea even unto vomiting of bile ; feeling of the limbs 
as if they were bruised ; failing of strength unto swooning ; 
coldness of the whole body, with internal heat and unquench- 
able thirst for cold drinks. Arch. XV. 2, p. 20. 

9. AFFECTIONS OF THE ORGANS OF SPEECH. 

Belladonna X removed a sudden interruption of the 
functions of the senses. 

Symptoms : Shuddering from chilliness, and coldness of 
the whole body. Stuttering like little children, with apparent 
consciousness. — Jactitation of the muscles of the face.— Previ- 
ous to this there is anguish and trembling motion of the heart. 
Ann. III. p. 10. 

Belladonna X, one dose, relieved a stuttering which con- 
tinued after a St. Vitus's dance had been relieved. Pr. Comm. 
oftheL.S. F.I. p. 51. 

Causticum X°, one dose every six days, relieved a paraly- 
sis of the organs of speech and the right arm ; Cause : Sup- 
pression of catarrh by cold. 

Symptoms : Has to make an extraordinary effort even in 
speaking indistinctly ; muttering, lisping, drawing the mouth to 
the right side, and moving the tongue freely. Paralytic weakness 
of the arm, with rending, drawing, and twitching, extending 
from the shoulder as far as the fingers. The cure was effected 
in fourteen days. A.h.Z. III. p. 142. 

Causticum X 000 relieved a case of complete dumbness of 
a boy, in the space of eight days, which had remained after 
spasm of the chest, accompanied by periodical aphonia. A. h. 
Z. VII. p. 195. 

Sulphur X removed aphonia within twenty-four hours ; it 



94 DISEASES OF THE INNER MOUTH, ETC, 

was consequent upon encephalitis, attended with great uneasi- 
ness, in a case of small-pox with deep pustules. A. h. Z. I. p. 
145. 

10. AFFECTIONS ACCOMPANYING DENTITION. 

Belladonna may be exhibited when the following symp- 
toms occur : 

The child suddenly starts up from sleep as with fright, casts 
anxious looks around, or stares at one object with a strange look 
and dilated pupils. — Spasmodic condition of all the muscles of 
the body ; the child's body is rigid. Burning, like fire, over the 
whole body, especially on the hands and forehead. — Involun- 
tary emission of urine, frequently. — Or, restlessness at night, 
with burning heat and thirst, redness of the skin, trembling of 
the limbs, anguish, moaning. — Convulsive cough, with subse- 
quent short, hurried, noisy breathing and visible oppression of 
the chest. — Redness of the eves.— Single jerks of convulsions, 
repeatedly. Arch. IX. 2, p. 38, 39. 

Calcarea, smelling of the highest potence, easily removes 
difficulty of dentition. A. h. Z. I. p. 161. 

Calcarea is likewise a chief remedy when the teeth came 
out very late, or at long intervals. Ann. IV. p. 138. 

Calcarea removed a disposition to frequently returning 
spasms in a case where other remedies had only afforded relief. 
Arch. X. 3, p. 13. 

Chamomilla X, smelling, has always been found efficient 
against convulsions and greenish diarrhoea of children, conse- 
quent upon dentition. A. h. Z. VII. p. 327. 

Ignatia, at intervals of several hours, is a specific against 
convulsions from dentition, resembling epileptic fits. 

Symptoms : Twitchings of the corners of the mouth, 
almost resembling a smile ; spasmodic, quick motion of the 
muscles of the cheek, of the forehead, the eyelids, and pupils 
of the eye, or else these remain open and staring. — Foam at 
the mouth ; the tongue is wounded by biting it. — Trismus. — 
Jactitation of the arms, and sometimes of the feet. — The fre- 
quently occurring attack is followed by sweat and sopor. — Fre- 
quent delirium and involuntary emission of urine. A. h. Z. 
III. p. 26. 

Murias Magnesia is very efficient against slow dentition, 
accompanied by bloatedness of the abdomen and constipation. 
Arch. XV. 1, p. 126. 

Nux v. has relieved the following 

Symptoms: Anxious muttering, and casting anxious 



AFFECTIONS OF THE FAUCES AND THROAT. 95 

looks around when sitting in the bed ; the child points to 
strange forms. — The body was burning like fire. — Starting with 
fright when falling asleep ; the child is anxiously moaning 
while falling again into the usual state of exaltation. — Frequent 
changing of place in the bed. — Emits every quarter of an hour 
half a spoonful of yellowish-red urine. — Lastly, profuse sweat 
and faintishness. — No appetite ; much thirst. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 
23, 24. 

Sec ale X 000 , sufficient in cases of dentition, characterized 
by the following symptoms : 

Great sinking of strength ; vomiting of the ingesta ; moderate 
stool ; great desire for drink ; pale countenance ; faint, hollow 
eyes ; dry heat with hurried pulse, restlessness and sleepless- 
ness. Arch. XV. 1, p. 121. 

Sulphur removed a disposition to spasms, where other 
remedies simply afforded relief. Arch. X. 3, p. 13. 



IX. 

AFFECTIONS OF THE FAUCES AND THROAT. 

1. VARIOUS KINDS OF AFFECTIONS OF THE THROAT, 

Belladonna X, one drop, proved curative in a case where 
some food had remained in the throat, or where the throat felt 
as if something had remained in it ; the patient was unable to 
swallow any thing, and had to spit out even the water which 
collected in the mouth. — The Belladonna began to act in 
three hours. A. h. Z. II. p. 73. 

Cicuta removed a swelling of the throat which threatened 
suffocation ; it was caused by a bony splinter remaining in the 
throat during deglutition. A. h. Z. V. p. 44. 

Lachesis X, three doses, one dose every five days. Affec- 
tion of the throat consequent upon a former abscess. 

Symptoms : Feeling as if a fish-bone were sticking in the 
throat ; afterwards, on the left side of the pit of the neck, one 
inch above it, feeling as if there were a little sponge in the 
throat, as if something had remained hanging in it after eat- 
ing ; the breathing is impeded ; he constantly feels as if he 
could hawk up something, as if a little dry spot were there ; 
the pain extends as far as the ears. — Continual inclination to 



96 AFFECTIONS OF THE FAUCES AND THROAT. 

swallow ; pain during empty deglutition, and an external pres- 
sure. — When pressing upon the neck, he feels as if the eyes 
would spring out of their sockets ; on the outside of the neck he 
feels as if he had been struck there. Pulsating, suffocating 
sensation between chest and larynx. — In the morning the 
throat feels more easy ; the pain comes on two or three hours 
after rising. Arch. XV. 1, p. 45. 

Laches is, a few doses. Affection of the throat after a cold 
and suppression of the menses. 

Symptoms : Pain, especially on the right interior side of 
the throat ; worse on pressure, as if something large were 
in the throat, and as if the throat were dry ; is able to swallow 
solid substances and saliva, but cannot swallow liquids ; they 
came out again at the nose. — The pain is greatest early in the 
morning, also after sleep in day-time. — In the afternoon the 
speech is impeded ; swelling in the throat which prevents her 
being understood ; speaks through the nose ; there are many 
words which she cannot speak. — The longer she speaks, the 
worse her symptoms appear ; her speech becomes more and 
more nasal ; at last there is complete aphonia. — The symptoms 
become aggravated in damp weather ; then the patient is also 
affected with, pain in the back. Arch. XV. 1, p. 46. 

Sulphur, two doses, relieved a chronic pain in the throat, 
which was felt during deglutition, as if the throat were too 
narrow. Ann. IV. p. 254. 

2. PAROTITIS. 

Belladonna X 000 , in the case of a child. 

Symptoms : Swelling of the left parotid gland to the size 
of half a fist ; the gland is painful to the slightest touch. — Fe- 
ver in the afternoon ; chilliness with goose-skin and subsequent 
heat ; pulse irritated. — The patient is peevish, weeps a good 
deal, suffers with a good deal of thirst, and has no appetite. — 
The hairy-scalp is covered with humid and suppurating porri- 
go. — On account of the eruption Sepia X°and Sulphur V 000 
were afterwards exhibited. Ann. II. p. 203. 

Kali carb. is said to have been very serviceable in cases 
of angina parotidea, where other remedies would have no 
effect ; in other cases Rhus proved curative. A. h. Z. I. p. 155. 

Merc. sol. V, one drop, one or at most two doses, is the 
best remedy in parotitis. A. h. Z. V. p. 230. 

Rhus X, one or several doses, w T as generally an efficient 
remedy, when parotitis set in after scarlatina, and was accom- 
panied by intense fever. Mercurius was preferable when the 



INFLAMMATION OF THE THROAT (ANGINA). 97 

inflammation was of a rather chronic nature, with little pain, 
slowly increasing swelling and hardness, absence of heat, and 
redness of the skin. A. h. Z. V. p. 322. 

3. INFLAMMATION OP THE THROAT (ANGINA). 

Aconitum VI, one drop every two hours, removed in many 
cases angina tonsillaris, with violent fever, without suppuration 
setting in A. h. Z. V, p. 146. 

Aconitum I relieved an inflammation of the throat, where 
the fauces and the velum pendulum palati were dark-red, ac- 
companied by almost total inability to swallow, hoarseness and 
fever. Ann. II. p. 15. 

Argentum relieved a chronic inflammation of the throat 
accompanied by a continual feeling of soreness ; consequent 
upon abuse of Mercury. Ann. II. p. 17. 

Baryta mur. appears to be the best specific against a pre- 
dominant disposition to inflammations of the throat taking place 
after every cold and passing into suppuration. Arch. XII. 2, 
p. 176. 

Baryta carb. X 000 removed in two days an angina ton- 
sillaris, against which Belladonna had done very little. A. 
h. Z. IT. p. 278. 

Belladonna X 000 cured an inflammation of the throat 
attended with headache, pain in the region of the stomach, 
with violent thirst and pains in the liver. — Coffea relieved 
the subsequent thirst and the aversion to liquid. A. h. Z. I. 
p. 156. 

Belladonna is most suitable in angina catarrhalis, when 
there is intense redness of the fauces, little secretion of mucus, 
dryness of the fauces. When the inflammation is violent, 
Aconite may be exhibited before Bell. A. h. Z. III. p. 26. 

Belladonna is a certain remedy in angina faucium 
phlegmonodes. 

Symptoms : Considerable swelling of the velum pendulum 
palati, the uvula, the tonsils, etc. ; the parts look dark-red, are 
either dry, shining, uncovered by mucus, or else covered by 
whitish, yellowish mucus. — Continued pains, burning, stinging, 
increasing on pressure, motion, or during deglutition ; the 
latter is frequently impossible, although the patient feels a 
strong desire to swallow. — Continual hawking and spitting, or 
voluntary flow of mucus mixed with saliva. — Voice is hoarse, 
speech unintelligible and difficult ; breathing is likewise diffi- 
cult. — The tongue is either dry, hot, or covered with mucus. — 
The pains frequently extend into the ear in the shape of stitch- 

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98 AFFECTICMS OF THE FAUCES AND THROAT. 

es. — The side of the neck is swollen on the outside, painful, 
also the parotid and submaxillary glands. — Violent fever, heat 
over the whole body, burning skin, full, accelerated pulse, 
urine scanty, dark, congestion of blood to the head, headache, 
or dull fulness and obtusion of the head ; countenance bloated, 
red, hot ; eyes shining ; great restlessness ; delirium. — Bella- 
donna frequently appeared to promote the breaking open of the 
tonsils. — Belladonna, repeated at long intervals, removed a 
disposition to this disease. A. h. Z. V, p. 65. 

Belladonna X, one drop. Inflammation of the throat 
brought on by cold. 

Symptoms : General burning heat with slight sweat : 
hard, full, strong, quick pulse. — Obtusion of the head ; spark- 
ling, red, protruding eyes ; red face. — Vehement thirst, with 
inability to swallow. — Intense inflammatory swelling of the 
tongue, soft palate, uvula, tonsils, fauces, larynx ; to this he is 
constantly pointing. — Voice hissing. — When breathing, talking, 
touching the larynx or coughing he starts ; his gestures express 
anguish and pain. — Tongue and buccal cavity are covered with 
much tough mucus. — Constant accumulation of tough mucus 
in the fauces and larynx ; he felt as if he had a lump in his 
throat, which obliged him frequently to hawk up. — Sleepless- 
ness. — Peevish and irritable. Arch. I. 3, p. 155. 

Belladonna VI, one drop. In a case where a new attack 
was brought on by every draft of air, every damp and rough 
weather, even by every emotion which called forth tears. 

Symptoms : Pain and swelling of the tonsils ; the right 
tonsil is enlarged even between the attacks, the pain extending 
as far as the ear. — The pain is greatest when swallowing the 
saliva. — Excessive redness of the velum pendulum palati. — 
The neck and nape of the neck feel stiff and swollen. — Cold 
feet in the evening. — To remove the disposition to cold, Dul- 
camara I, one drop, was given after the Belladonna. Arch. 
III. 1, p. 50, etc. 

Belladonna, one dose. 

Symptoms : Deglutition almost impossible ; stitches in the 
fauces extending almost as far as the ears. — Headache. — Glow- 
ing countenance with very red cheeks. — Continued fever, with 
evening exacerbations ; occasional delirium at night. — Ve- 
hement thirst. — Skin is burning and dry. — Constipation. — Red 
urine. — Painful swelling of the parotids. Arch. IV. 3, p. 52. 

Belladonna X, one dose, in a girl of fourteen years. 

Symptoms : Stitches in the parotid glands and the pha- 
rynx, which is painful as if it were swollen. — When swallow- 
ing, touching the parts, or turning the neck, she threatens to 



INFLAMMATION OF THE THROAT (ANGINA). 99 

suffocate on account of a feeling of dryness in the mouth, 
which, however, is moist and covered with tough mucus. — 
Liquids come out again at the nose. — Hoarseness, tickling in 
the larynx, dry cough. — Sleeplessness, deliria, accompanied by 
convulsions and startings. — Eyes red, injected. — Urine blood- 
red.- — Stupefying headache with loss of consciousness. — The 
body looks as if it were covered with scarlet redness, and is 
dotted with vesicles looking like millet-seed. Arch. V. 1, p. 99. 

Belladonna X, one dose. 

Symptoms : Headache, as if the brain were being pressed 
out. — Contraction of the pupils. — Yellowness of the white of 
the eye. — Aching and tearing in the ears. — Smell from the 
nose, like rotten eggs. — Redness and burning heat in the 
countenance. — Paralytic weakness of the organs of speech.— 
Stitches in the pharynx ; much pain during deglutition. — Sen- 
sation in the throat, as if every part of it were too narrow ; 
swelling of the pharynx. — No appetite ; insipid taste ; putrid 
eructations. — Pressure in the region of the stomach. — Tearing 
in the right axilla. — Bright-red urine. — Sleep interrupted by 
restlessness and dreams. — Dry heat. — Alternation of chills and 
heat. Arch. V. 3, p. 18. 

Belladonna is especially suitable in inflammation of the 
throat, characterized by a bright redness of the soft palate, the 
root of the tongue, uvula, tonsils, without any considerable 
swelling ; the patient experiences a stinging pain during deglu- 
tition which is often impeded, frequently accompanied by a 
contractive sensation in those parts ; between the acts of deglu- 
tition, the pain is rather of a tearing character, extending as 
far as the temples and submaxillary glands, which are swollen ; 
great dryness in the mouth. Bell, is likewise suitable when 
the muscles of the neck and nape of the neck are swollen, and 
painful to the touch. Arch. IX. 3, p. 45. 

Belladonna X. Angina tonsillaris. 

Symptoms : Inflammation of the tonsils extending as far 
as the velum pendulum palati and the uvula. — Impeded deglu- 
tition. — Violent fever. Ann. I. p. 17. 

Belladonna X°, in a case of violent inflammation of the 
tonsils, after a cold. Ann. I. p. 220. 

Belladonna. Swelling and brownish redness of the soft 
palate, uvula, and tonsils ; violent pains during deglutition. .with 
stitches in the ears ; moist tongue, with a thick yelloAv coating ; 
burning thirst ; continual feverish heat ; headache ; red, tur- 
bid urine. Ann. II. p. 16. 

Belladonna X. Inflammation of the tonsils after catch- 
ing cold by the feet. 



100 AFFECTIONS OF THE FAUCES AND THROAT. 

Symptoms : — Violent chills, with painful weariness and 
drawing pains in the back and limbs ; the chilliness is followed 
by heat with aching in the forehead, and congestion of blood 
to the head. — Stinging aching of the tonsils, during deglutition 
and talking. — Dryness of the mouth and fauces, with thirst. — 
Slimy coating of the tongue ; slimy taste ; empty eructations ; 
want of appetite. — Burning, naming red urine. — Pulse hard 
and full ; skin burning hot, A nn. II. p. 204. 

Belladonna X 00000 . Angina uvularis. 

Symptoms : Violent, dry cough, with tearing pain in the 
sternum, almost only at night. Is unable to swallow one drop 
of water, feels as if he would suffocate, with violent toothache. — 
Swelling of the uvula ; it is resting upon the root of the tongue, 
and appears as if filled with dark blood. — The remaining 
cough was removed by Nux v°. Ann. II. p. 209. 

Belladonna X 000000 . Sore throat after a cold. 

Symptoms : Alternate chilliness and heat. — Violent inflam- 
mation of the fauces, velum pendulum palati and tonsils, the 
latter are considerably swollen. — Painful deglutition, even when 
swallowing liquids. — Dirty yellow coating of the tongue. — A 
quantity of mucus in the mouth. — The head turns and feels 
empty. — Tingling of the ears. — Constipation. — Restless sleep. 
— Delirium. — Dry, hot skin. — Red countenance. Ann, III. 
p. 152. 

Bell. X 000000 , smelling. Quinsy sore throat, brought on 
by a cold. 

Symptoms : Chilliness and headache ; choking sensation 
in the throat. — Afterwards difficult deglutition and violent sting- 
ing when swallowing. Ann. III. p. 163. 

Bellad. X°°. Inflammation of the throat brought on by 
a cold. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness, afterwards heat and rest- 
less sleep. — Violent pain when swallowing, especially during 
empty deglutition. — Aching in the forehead. — Violent thirst. — 
Constipation. — Pulse hard, full, slow. — Considerable redness 
of the fauces ; inflammation and violent swelling of the 
tonsils. Ann. III. p. 154. 

Bellad. X 000 . Inflammation of the throat brought on by 
a cold. 

Symptoms: Suppuration of the right tonsil, it being 
moreover much inflamed and swollen. — The left tonsil is hard 
and of the size of a hen's egg. — Continued heat Avith thrills of 
chilliness ; hot skin, with sweat ; violent thirst. — Brown-yellow 
coating of the tongue ; disgusting taste and cadaverous smell 
from the mouth. — Cannot even swallow milk without suffering 



INFLAMMATION OF THE THROAT (ANGINA). 101 

the most horrible pain. — Colic. — Constipation. — Lancinating 
pain in the forehead. — No sleep. Ann. ILL p. 154. 

Belladonna X°°. Angina tonsillaris. 

Symptoms : Yiolent chilliness with subsequent heat, and 
red, glowing cheeks. — Stinging sore throat when swallowing. — 
Violent swelling of the tonsils ; considerable redness of the 
same, as well as of the velum pendulum palati. — Obtusion of 
the head. — A good deal of thirst. — General depression of 
strength. — Thick, dirty yellow coating of the tongue. — Nausea 
and inclination to vomit. Ann. III. p. 155. 

Bellad. V, one drop, speedily removed angina tonsillaris, 
where X did no good. Ann. III. p. 156. 

Belladonna X°°. In a boy of five years. 

Symptoms : Chilliness, afterwards heat, with a hot, fiery 
red face. — Vomiting and slight colic. — Dryness of the mouth. — 
Violent stinging pains in the throat, when swallowing. — 
Alternate stupor, startings and delirium. — Occasional stitches 
in the left side of the chest ; especially during cough. — The 
colic is succeeded by a few yellow-green, even bloody 
diarrhceic stools. — Two short fits of rigor. — The remaining 
short, dry and hacking cough, with slight pain in the chest, 
yielded to Bryonia X 000000 Ann. III. p. 268. 

Belladonna III. Violent swelling and redness of the 
throat ; even saliva cannot be swallowed ; constant desire to 
swallow ; nasal speech. Ann. IV. p. 402. 

Chamomilla does good service when the inflammation of 
the throat is accompanied by a stinging ulcerative pain in the 
region of the epiglottis, which excites cough and hinders deglu- 
tition. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 99. 

Chamomilla is useful in angina tonsillaris and pharyngea, 
when it seems to be brought on as a mere consensual affection 
(by contiguous sympathy), by an intensel ypainful, stinging and 
burning pain of the larynx, with roughness of voice, slight 
oppression of the chest; titillation inducing cough ; the tonsils 
and submaxillary glands being likewise affected. Arch. VIII. 
3, p. 79. 

Chamomilla. In a case of inflammation of the throat. 

Symptoms : The child is unable to swallow when lying 
down ; he can only swallow when the head is bent back- 
wards, but only liquids. — He lies on the bed with the neck bent 
backwards, with slight rattling in the throat. — Chews con- 
stantly, and gulps up things ; grasps at the mouth with his fin- 
gers. — Frequent cough. — Continual torpor and thirst. — In- 
creased warmth in the evening ; he does not like to be covered. 
— Bloated countenance.— Is out of humor, cries easily. — 
Stretches the lower limbs apart. Ann. II. p. 17. 



102 AFFECTIONS OF THE FAUCES AND THROAT. 

Dulcamara frequently cures angina catarrhalis, especially 
when the status pituitosus is predominant. Dulcamara acts 
best in these cases when preceded by a dose of Mercury. 
A. h. Z III. p. 26. 

Ignatia VI 000 . Kind of sore throat. 

Symptoms : Considerable swelling and inflammation of 
both tonsils, covered with several small open ulcers. — Redness 
and inflammation of the interior of the cheeks. — Tough, white 
coating of the tongue. — Flat taste in the mouth, fetid odor. — 
Stinging pains in the throat, during and between the acts of 
deglutition, mostly during deglutition. — Stitches extending into 
the ear during deglutition. — The corners of the mouth and the 
vermilion-border of the lips are covered with scurf and erup- 
tions. — Swelling of the right parotid gland, hard to the touch, 
but painless ; stitches in the gland during rest. — Stool rather 
hard. — The urine looks like loam- water. — Generally chilliness, 
especially in the feet. — In the afternoon, heat, with redness of 
the cheeks, at the same time chilliness of the feet, with cold- 
ness of the same. — Vertigo in the head. — Tearing in the fore- 
head. — Sleep unquiet. — Sad and whining mood. Ann. II, p. 
210. 

Ignatia, several doses, has proved curative in malignant 
inflammation of the throat ; being a vicarious symptom of scar- 
latina ; the children complained of having a plug in their 
throats, and had bleeding at the nose. Aconite had been 
given before. A. h. Z. I. p. 155. 

Ignatia has frequently been chiefly instrumental either in 
dispersing an inflammation of the throat, or in bringing it to 
the stage of suppuration, either accompanied with stinging and 
pressure, or with stinging alone, or pressure alone ; other re- 
medies which seemed to be indicated, would not act in those 
cases. A. h. Z. II. p. 113. 

Mercurius sol., two grains. Inflammation of the throat 
consequent upon repelled cold. 

Symptoms : Chilliness and heat, with redness of the skin, 
and frequent, strong pulse. — Internal sore throat, the parts 
being very red, but not swollen. — Pain of the parotid glands. 
and the lateral muscles of the neck. — Scraping behind the 
palate, frequent hawking up of pieces of mucus from the 
fauces and the posterior nares. — Violent, dull pain in the oc- 
ciput. — Integuments of the head and face feel tight. — Tongue 
moist and covered with mucus. — Throbbing in the left side of 
the precordial region ; drawing pains across the arms and be- 
hind in the region of the ribs. Arch. III. 1, p. 48. 

Merc sol. IV°° removed a considerable inflammation of 



INFLAMMATION OF THE THROAT (ANGINA). |Q3 

the throat, which made deglutition and speaking impossible, 
except with great efforts, the saliva flowing incessantly from 
the mouth. Arch. VIII. 2, p. 42. 

Merc. sol. IV, one-eighth of a grain, in the case of a ter- 
tian fever, cured the fever, and removed at the same time the 
disposition to an inflammation of the throat, which frequently 
returned in the course of a year, consisting of stinging and dry- 
ness of the throat, and burning in the mouth, with chilliness. 
Ann. I. p. 203. 

Merc. sol. IV°. Sore throat, after catching cold by the 
feet. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness, with drawing in the limbs 
and lassitude ; afterwards dry heat, with a desolate and empty 
feeling in the head. — Stinging ache in both tonsils, increased 
when swallowing or talking, and afterwards extending into 
the ears. — Viscid, badly tasting mucus in the mouth and fauces, 
which he has to spit up continually. — Great dryness of the 
mouth and throat. — Fetid smell from the mouth. — Constant 
thirst ; badly tasting eructations ; retention of stool, flaming 
red urine ; burning skin. Ann. II. p. 205. 

Merc, sol., fourth tritur. Sore throat after cold. 

Symptoms : Aching and stinging in the throat, as if the 
parts had been swollen, especially during deglutition. — Neither 

appetite nor thirst. — Taste slimy, almost putrid, and sour. 

Thick and white coating of the tongue ; a good deal of mucus 
in the mouth. — Disagreeable, mercurial odor from the mouth. 

— Light, short cough, with a stinging pain in the occiput. 

Sleeplessness. — Slight fever, increasing in the evening. Ann 
IV. p. 165. 

Merc sol., TT f Fir of a grain, has cured chronic and habi- 
tual inflammations of the throat, which became aggravated 
especially in the cool air and at night, with stinging pains 
during empty deglutition. Ann. IV. p. 402. 

Mercurius sol. II. Angina tonsillaris. 

Symptoms : Vertigo when rising ; excessive headache, 
especially towards the left temple. — Violent, lancinating pains 
in the tonsils and submaxillary glands, especially when swal- 
lowing. — Frequent inclination to swallow. — Want of appetite, 
thirst ; white-yellow coating of the tongue. — Violent, drawing 
pain in the nape of the neck and down the back. — Chilliness, 
heat, sweat ; great restlessness. Ann. IV. p. 430. 

Mercurius, previous to Bell, or Dulcam., is the best 
remedy for angina catarrhalis. Sometimes it becomes neces- 
sary to alternate with these drugs. A. h. Z. Ill p 20 VI 
p. 42. ' 



104 AFFECTIONS OF THE FAUCES AND THROAT. 

Mercurius does good service, when the local inflamma- 
tion and the fever are less violent ; when the inflammation 
affects in preference the mucous membrane or the tonsils : 
when the fauces are not so bright-red, but are covered with 
thick masses of mucus, or when the tonsils are considerably 
swollen, not very painful, but covered with flocks of white 
mucus ; when the forepart of the tongue is covered with white, 
the back part with yellow mucus ; when a mercurial odor comes 
out of the mouth, and when there is ptyalism, painful swell- 
ing of the parotid glands, tearing pains in the joints. A. h. Z. 
V. p. 66. 

Nux v. may be employed in angina uvularis, when the 
following symptoms are present : Stinging in the uvula and 
the submaxillary glands when swallowing ; between the acts 
of swallowing one experiences a sensation as if a plug were in 
the throat. — Pressure in the throat, as of a swelling, only 
when swallowing the saliva. — Nux may also be exhibited in 
angina tonsillaris, when it has a catarrhal character. Also in 
a case of old swelling of the submaxillary glands. H. p. Erf. 
I. p. 44, 45. 

Nux v. is useful in ang. cat., when there is a sensation of 
soreness and rawness in the throat, increased secretion of mu- 
cus, swelling of the tonsils. A. h. Z. V. p. 275. 

Nux v. has frequently been useful in cases of angina which 
occur by a process of metastasis in epidemical scarlatina, when 
the disease has become seated in the pharynx and the fauces, 
frequently assumes a nervous character, and is often character- 
ized by a number of fetid, small ulcers in the buccal cavity and 
the fauces, causing great weakness, the patient being obliged 
to drink frequently. Arch. IX. 3, p. 46. 

Nux v. X ocoooo ° frequently relieves in a few hours an in- 
flammation of the throat which originated in a cold, and is only 
slightly indicated by painful deglutition. Ann. III. p. 156. 

Pulsatilla IV. Chronic sore throat. 

Symptoms : Pressure and feeling of dryness in the fauces ; 
slight redness of the palate, tonsils and uvula • they feel as if 
they were covered with a tenacious mucus ; sensation as if 
these parts were swollen.— Sore throat, lancinating, as if the 
throat were raw and sore ; no pain during deglutition, or when 
speaking or inspiring air.— Slight pain in the forenoon, more 
violent in the evening and afternoon. A relapse was likewise 
met by Pulsatilla ; another relapse, characterized by dull 
stitches on both sides of the neck, and frequent inclination to 
swallow, yielded to Mag. acet. I, one drop. Ann. II. p. 208. 

Pulsatilla II or IV has relieved a number of rheumatic or 



GOITRE, STRUMA. 105 

catarrhal inflammations of the throat, with the following symp- 
toms : Exacerbation of the symptoms from evening till mid- 
night, shivering, alternating with thrills of heat. — Scraping or 
feeling of soreness, or burning in the throat ; the fauces seem 
to be swollen. — Stinging and pressure during empty deglu- 
tition ; swallowing food or drinks is less painful. — Scattered 
redness of the mucous membrane. — Excessive darting and 
tearing pain in the throat, and frequently a stinging pain in the 
ears. — Dry heat and thirst in the evening. — Uneasy night ; in 
the morning, sweat and relief of the symptoms. Ann. IV. p. 
143. 

Pulsatilla VI, one fourth of a drop. One dose. 

Symptoms : Throat, fauces, and pharynx, feel as if swollen ; 
ulcerative pain, especially when swallowing ; he feels as if the 
things he swallows pass over a swelling. — Redness of the fauces 
and velum pendulum pelati ; the palate itself is rather white, 
with violent sore pain. — Diarrhoea. — Chilliness without any 
subsequent heat. Pr. Beit. d. L. V. II. p. 169. 

Pulsatilla is suitable, when the angina is characterized 
by a dark redness with varicose enlargements of the vessels. 
Arch. IX. 3, p. 46. 

Rhus has been found curative in cases of angina with 
nervous symptoms. A. h. Z. I. p. 153. 

Sabadilla has relieved a chronic inflammation of the 
throat which resisted all other remedies. A. h. Z. III. p. 155. 

Sepia has frequently removed a disposition to a recurrence 
of angina. A. h. Z. III. p. 26. 

4. GOITRE, STRUMA. 

Natrum carb. IV, half a drop, repeated a few times, has 
relieved a globular, rather hard enlargement of the upper part 
of the thyroid gland, in another case, Calcarea X°° afforded 
prompt relief. Arch. XII. 2, p. 30. 

Staphisagria, in alternation with Lycopodium, gave 
prompt relief in one case. A. h. Z. III. p. 179. 



106 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

X. 

AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

1. HEART-BURN. 

Calcarea X°, one dose. 

Symptoms : When working, he feels a clawing sensation 
in the chest (stomach ?), afterwards water-brash, sour and burn- 
ing, followed by inclination to vomit and nausea, seldom 
vomiting of food. — These symptoms sometimes occur after a 
meal. — Little appetite ; no thirst. — Dullness and vertigo when 
walking or working. — Sleep full of dreams. — Lassitude. Ann, 
II. p. 255. 

Sulphur (Tinc. fort.), one drop, one dose every eight days, 
has relieved several cases of violent heart-burn in young men. 
A. h. Z. V. p. 146. 

2. CANINE HUNGER. 

Silicea X°. In a woman after her confinement. 

Symptoms : Yiolent canine hunger every forenoon. — 
Occasional nausea also, in the morning and after a meal, with 
water-brash ; when walking she has pain in the forehead, 
with vertigo. — Heavy food causes an indigestion and pressure in 
the stomach ; beer and fruit do not agree with her ; brown 
bread (rye) agrees with her best. — Thirst moderate. — Stool 
regular ; menses regular, copious, with violent cutting pain in 
the abdomen always preceded by diarrhoea. — Pain in the chest 
when carrying a heavy load.— The canine hunger was re- 
moved at once ; the rest of the symptoms yielded to Calc. 
X°°, Ann, II. p. 254. 

Veratrum IT, relieved an excessive canine hunger which 
could scarcely be appeased, during the period of convalescence 
in a child. Arch. I. 2, p. 52. 

3. HICCOUGH. 

Belladonna, one dose, removed a dangerous hiccough, 
which constantly continued two or three days without any in- 
terruption. Stram. and Hyosc. are likewise efficient. Arch. 
XI. 2, p. 65. 

Bryonia, given after Bell ad., relieved a violent hiccough, 
retching and vomiting, so that the ingesta were thrown up, 
accompanied by violent orgasm of the blood, glowing face 



VOMITING. X07 

and cold sweats. Bell, had removed the retching and vom- 
iting. Arch. VI. 3, p. 104. 

Nux v. has been curative in a case of hiccough of four days 
standing ; the hiccough was so violent that the patient, a preg- 
nant female, was neither able to eat nor drink. Ann. II. p. 85. 

Pulsatilla IV, one drop. Hiccough, consisting of from 
fifteen to twenty horrible belchings ; these were followed by a 
violent suffocating spasm in neck and chest, combined with 
great anguish ; afterwards renewed hiccough, until the attack 
terminated, with great exhaustion, in about a quarter of an 
hour. Puls. helped permanently. Arch. X. 2, p. 102. 

Sulphur X 000 , and, in a few days, X°°, relieved a fre- 
quently recurring hiccough. Pr. Com. d. L. S. V. I. p. 189. 

4. VOMITING. 

Aconitum. (Tinct. fort, one drop.) Vomiting of a his- 
lerical pregnant female. 

Symptoms : Nausea, retching, and vomiting of mucus early 
in the morning. — Violent colic and renewed vomiting after 
every meal. — Violent headache, pressure in the forehead and 
above the orbits. Ann. I. p. 250. 

Arsenicum X, one dose. Chron. Vomiting. 

Symptoms : Troublesome drowsiness by day, with great 
nausea. — Violent vomiting of the ingesta, after a meal, or at 
night ; afterwards vomiting of bile and acrid, sour substances. — 
Great pain in the region of the stomach during the vomiting ; 
afterwards burning, as of hot coal, in the pit of the stomach, 
down to the umbilicus. — Rumbling in the abdomen, incarcera- 
tion of flatulence, stitches below the ribs. — When coughing or 
laughing, after the vomiting, pains in the abdomen, as if it 
were inflated and sore. 

Frequent diarrhoea of green mucus, with troublesome tenes- 
mus and burning pains in the anus. — Burning in the pit of the 
stomach, especially when lying down, and when falling asleep ; 
especially painful at night ; afterwards anguish in the chest ; 
sleeplessness, great uneasiness, or terrifying dreams. — Excessive 
coryza, with bleeding at the nose, and violent pressure above 
the eyebrows. — Food has no taste. — Eructation of an acrid 
humor. — Dejected, whining, and anxious during the attack. — 
Lassitude, repugnance to occupation, painful uneasiness. — 
Pale, clay-colored countenance. — Anguish about the heart, 
and fear of approaching death. Arch. III. 1, p. 99. 

Arsenicum, two doses. Complicated chronic vomiting of 
the ingesta. 



108 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

Symptoms : Inclination to vomit, with water-brash, es- 
pecially early in the morning, and vomiting after taking milk, 
beer, coffee, acid things.— After a meal, spasmodic burning, 
hard-pressing pain in the stomach, and writhing pain about 
the navel ; with stitches through the sides of the abdomen from 
above downwards. — In a few hours, vomiting, with diminution 
of the pain and drowsiness. — Constant feeling of coldness in the 
stomach ; constant hunger without any appetite ; repletion after 
taking but little food. — Bitter taste of the food; alternate 
bitter and sour taste in the mouth.— Acrid scraping and accu- 
mulation of mucus in the throat. — A good deal of thirst. — 
Bright-red tongue, very sensitive to pain. — Stool every two 
days, and causing a burning sensation in the anus. Heaviness 
of the head, weakness of thought. — Pain in the ears. — Nightly 
agglutination of the eyes ; pressure early in the morning, and 
also by day, as if there were sand in the eyes, and a white 
gauze before them, going off after wiping them. — Alternate dry 
and fluent coryza, of an acrid nature. — Anxious suppression of 
breath after little exercise. — Acrid leucorrhcea ; frequent and 
urgent desire to urinate ; turbid urine. — Dreams full of care ; 
startings of the limbs when waking up. — Constant lassitude of 
the lower limbs ; restlessness of the limbs, which demand a con- 
stant change of position. — Clawing pain of the feet and legs. — 
Tremor when walking. — Deadly pallor ; coldness of the face, 
hands, and feet. — Frequent chills in the back, with flushes of 
heat in the face. — Dejected, weeping, vexed mood ; Rightful- 
ness. Ann. II. p. 86. 

Arsenicum XL 0000 ; the rest of the stomach-ache yielded 
to Bryonia X 0000 . 

Symptoms : Constant, violent spasm of the stomach, burn- 
ing and retching. — After every meal, vomiting of the ingesta, 
without any nausea ; afterwards excessive lassitude. — Water- 
brash, when making an effort. A. h. Z. IV. p. 35. 

Belladonna X relieved a continual retching and vomit- 
ing, so that every tea spoonful of water was thown up again. 
— A relapse, which occurred in consequence of dietetic trans- 
gressions, and was characterized by violent hiccough, was re- 
lieved by Bryonia. Arch. VI 3, p. 103. 

* Bryonia X, one drop, one dose ; repeated in a relapse 
which occurred afterwards. Chronic vomiting. 

Symptoms : Vomiting of the ingesta shortly after a meal, 
which causes him to tremble ; preceded by water-brash ; fol- 
lowed by bitter eructations, and pains in the stomach resem- 
bling a pricking. — Violent night-sweats. — No appetite. Ann. 
IV. p. 210. 



VOMITING. 109 

Calcarea has been found curative against the following 

Symptoms : Spitting of water, every day, before and after 
a meal, especially when eating sweet things. — Spitting of wa- 
ter, only after a meal, with vomiting of the ingesta, inclination 
to eructations, which are unsuccessful ; pain in the right hypo- 
chondriac region, and tearing in the abdomen.- — Vomiting and 
diarrhoea during dentition. Ann. IV. p. 392. 

Cina, one drop of thirtieth potence, relieved in a moment 
chronic vomiting of a child affected with lumbrici. Arch. 
VIII. 1, p. 71. 

Ferrum III 000 , repeated in two days, relieved a vomiting 
of the nourishment immediately after it had been taken. Arch. 
XII. 3, p. 81. 

Ferrum is curative in cases of vomiting, which only takes 
place after eating something, and without being, a symptom of 
some organic affection of the stomach. A. h. Z. V. p. 164. 

Hyosciamus VI has occasionally relieved a vomiting of 
the ingesta in little children immediately after a meal. A. h. 
Z. IV. p. 35. 

Ipecacuanha pooooo # Vomiting after taking coffee. 

Symptoms : The children became ill-humored. — Pressure 
in the stomach, afterwards continual vomiting. Ann. IV. p. 
192. 

Ipecacuanha is suitable for the vomiting of pregnant fe- 
males and of children, when the slightest irritation of the 
stomach by food or drink provokes the vomiting. A. h. Z. 
V. p. 193. 

Nux v. Ill, one drop, after Puls. had been administered 
without any success. Periodical vomiting. 

Symptoms : Vomiting of undigested substances, as soon 
as she takes nourishment ; followed by empty retching, with 
chilliness and spasmodic snaking of the body. — Nightly vom- 
iting of bile. — Putrid and bitter taste in the mouth ; bitter taste 
of the food.— Feeling of rawness and soreness in the pit of the 
stomach ; this part feels tight, as if her clothes were too tight : 
hence this sensation rises higher up, arrests the breathing, with 
nausea and chilliness, stretching of the limbs and yawning. — 
A good deal of thirst. — Empty eructations. — Stool thin, almost 
like diarrhoea, but scanty, with previous colic. — The pain is 
greatest at night ; she has rest nowhere, with a good deal of 
anguish. — Weeping mood. Arch. III. 2, p. 32. 

Nux v. has cured a chronic vomiting. Arch. XL 2, p. 111. 

Nux v., three doses, relieved a case of chronic vomiting, 
where the ingesta were thrown up half an hour after the meal ; 



HO AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

difficult deglutition on account of pain in the orifice of the 
stomach ; costiveness, irritability, and anger. Ann. II. p. 86 J 

Nux v. X, two doses. 

Symptoms: Vomiting of nourishment. — Pressure in the 
stomach, and burning rising in the oesophagus. — No appe- 
tite, but constant thirst. — The middle of the tongue is coated 
white, and the edges pale-yellow. — Stool every two or three 
days, with much mucus when passing the faeces. — Aching in 
the chest, after going to bed, robbing one of sleep. — Sunken 
countenance. — Great lassitude. Ann. III. p. 412. 

Nux v., half a grain, cured a vomiting and great weakness 
of the stomach from taking brandy. — Four doses a day. A. 
h. Z. II. p. 130. 

Pulsatilla X. Vomiting of food. 

Symptoms : After every meal, vomiting of the ingesta ; it 
occurred, sooner when the nourishment had been taken either 
too warm or too hastily, and later when taken cold ; when hot, 
the vomiting came on suddenly. — Clawing sensation in the 
region of the scrobiculus cordis. — Oppression of the chest, dur- 
ing quick walking. — At night he frequently wakes on account 
of an internal warmth ; towards morning the scrobiculus is 
sometimes covered with a slight sweat. Arch. II. 1, p. 150. 

Pulsatilla, two doses, with intermediate use of Bryonia, 
for an affection of the feet. — Chronic vomiting, owing to ex- 
cessive drinking of much wine. — Cough every morning, with 
expectoration of fetid mucus mixed with blood. — Fever in the 
afternoon, night-sweat, diarrhoea. — Violent pain in the, toes, 
he is unable to move them ; they are burning hot, and never- 
theless the patient imagines they are cold. — Sleeplessness, hy- 
pochondria, desire to destroy himself. Arch. V. 2, p. 84. 

Pulsatilla has relieved a chronic vomiting of the inges- 
ta, which frequently did not occur till a few hours after the 
meal, with previous pinching in the abdomen, paleness of the 
face, emaciation, irritability. Ann. II. p. 88. 

Pulsatilla III has removed vomiting of the ingesta in 
children. Ann. IV. p. 322. 

Opium I and II, frequently repeated, has cured a vomiting 
of urine and thefceces, with constipation. Ann I. p. 84. 

Opium, tincture, one drop in one ounce of distilled water, 
two teaspoonfuls in three hours, has relieved a vomiting of 
faeces, with pains in the umbilical region, painful distension of 
the abdomen, constipation, thirst, and anxiety. A. h. Z. V. p. 
105. 

Tartarus stibiatus proved curative in nausea, and bitter, 
sour vomitings especially at night, with continual bitter taste 



SEA-SICKNESS, ETC. HI 

in the mouth, pressure in the stomach after a meal. Several 
doses of the third dilution. A. h. Z. VI. p. 23. 

Ve rat rum III, one drop, two doses, after the intermediate 
use of Bryonia. Vomiting and diarr^-oea. 

Symptoms : Several attacks of vomiting every day, also at 
night, without any considerable nausea, with from three to 
six thin, brownish, mucous evacuations. — Frequent vertigo. — 
Tasteless eructations. — Constant but unimportant nausea and 
frequent water-brash. — Strong appetite. — Sometimes a little 
colic. Arch. III. 2, p. 103. etc. 

Veratrum. Vomiting, which could not be arrested by any 
thing, excited even by drinking a little water, by motion, or by 
raising one's self. A. h. Z. VI. p. 23. 

Prunus spinosa V has proved curative in cases of con- 
tinual nausea, with loathing of food, sometimes with diarrhoea. 
A. h. Z. I. p. 24. 

5. SEA-SICKNESS.— AILMENTS FROM RIDING IN A 
CARRIAGE. 

Cocculus IV, one drop. Sea-sickness. 

Symptoms : Internally a light feeling from the region of 
the stomach as far as the head. — Extreme sensitiveness of the 
sense of smelling. — Loathing of smoking. — Hunger, but no 
appetite. — Great disposition to lie down ; Ve has to lie down 
after talking, walking, or taking nourishment. — A relapse was 
met by another dose. Staphisagria X relieved the consti- 
pation which occurred afterwards, likewise the painful mictu- 
rition, with putrid, flat taste, ptyalism, lassitude, and general 
headache, with bleeding of the gums. Magnet, pol. arct. 
had previously procured a hard evacuation and an easier flow 
of urine. Arch. VII. 1, p. 84, etc. 

Cocculus has always been remedial when people could 
not bear riding in a carriage. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 74. 

Cocculus, several doses, has relieved the nausea and the 
vomiting which riding in a carriage excites, especially in deli- 
cate females. Ann. IV. p. 341. 

6. HJEMATEMESIS.— MORBUS NIGER. 

Aconitum X, and next day, Nux X 000 . Hamratemesis in 
a young man. 

Symptoms : In the beginning, vertigo, roaring in the ears, 
loss of appetite, oppression of the stomach, and after every 
meal, vomiting, thirst, and diarrhoea. — For four days past he 



112 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

has been afflicted with vomiting of large quantities of black- 
red, coagulated blood. — Weakness even unto fainting. — Cold 
sweat. — Swelling of the face, hands, and feet. — Pulse stormy, 
hard, full. — Yiolent throbbing in the head. — Afterwards he 
passed black stools, looking like pitch, and mixed with bloody, 
shaggy substances. Aconitum appeased the violence of the 
disease, after which Nux had a very beneficial effect. Pul- 
satilla removed a relapse brought on by overloading the 
stomach. Ann. II. p. 257. 

Arsenicum X, several doses, relieved the vomiting of a 
black-brown, tar-like liquid, which occurred five, six, or even 
twelve times a day, accompanied by obstinate constipation, 
daily fever, with violent chills, emaciation, and livid appear- 
ance. A. h. Z. I. p. 165. 

Hyosciamus I, one drop. Yomiting of blood, brought on 
by a cold, preceded by echauffement. 

Symptoms : Vertigo, obtusion and cloudiness of the head. 
— Eyes red, face bloated. — The scrobiculus cordis is sensitive 
and painful to the touch ; bloated abdomen, dull pain in the 
region of the stomach. — No stool. — Suppression of the menses 
for eight weeks past. — The limbs feel as if they had gone to sleep ; 
they are weak and trembling. — Fit : The face becomes red, 
she has convulsions, the chest heaves, the breathing is almost 
suppressed.— Spasm and pain in the pit of the stomach. — After- 
wards vomiting of dark-red blood, exhaustion, coldness of the 
extremities. Ann. I. p. 251. 

Ipecacuanha II 0000 , two doses. Morbus niger in an old 
female. 

Symptoms : Diarrhoea, consisting of black, pitchlike 
substances. — Several attacks of vomiting, the substances being 
like the former. — Pale, sunken countenance, half stupefied. — 
Constant inclination to vomit ; pressure and pain in the region 
of the stomach, which is bloated. — Spasmodic uneasiness in the 
lower limbs. — Little urine. — Cold extremities ; sweat from 
anguish. — Weak, small pulse. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 107. 

Ipecacuanha, afterwards Pulsatilla. Haematemesis. 

Symptoms : Headache, and pressure in the chest, with heat 
and a good deal of thirst. — Nausea and bitter taste, frequent eruc- 
tations. — Yomiting of food and mucus. — Nausea and violent 
vomiting mixed with blood, as soon as he ventures out of his 
bed. — Colic. — Hard stool, looking burnt, and mixed with coag- 
ulated blood. Ann. III. p. 416. 

Ipecacuanha against haematemesis ; the subsequent hae- 
maptoe yielded to Drosera. 

Symptoms : Nausea, vomiting of food, mucus, and blood, 



RUMINATION.— SPASM OF THE STOMACH. H3 

consequent upon cold and vexation. — Several attacks of vomit- 
ing of blood every day, generally after exercise. — Cough at 
night, and expectoration of lumps of black blood. — Afterwards 
vomiting of bright-red blood, also, after taking food or drink. — 
Pale, clay-colored countenance, blue borders around the eyes. 
— Dizziness, violent oppression in the pit of the stomach, pain 
in the chest, nausea, constipation, excessive weakness. Ann. 
III. p. 417. 

Nux v. X 0000 , two doses. Vomiting of blood. 

Symptoms : Several days previous, great fullness in the 
pit of the stomach, want of breath, pressure in the region of 
the stomach, especially after vexation ; cutting pain in the ab- 
domen. — Fit, vertigo, oppression in the forehead, orgasm in the 
chest, cutting pain in the abdomen, extending as far as the 
region of the stomach.— Afterwards, violent vomiting of a large 
quantity of black, coagulated blood and a watery, dark liquid. 
The vomiting came on several times ; with the hard stool, a 
quantity of blood, black as pitch, was passed likewise. A. h. 
Z. IV. p. 357. 

Veratrum IV 000 , one dose, removed black vomiting. A. 
h. Z. IV. p. 37. 

7. RUMINATION. 

Cantharides X, one drop, two doses, alleviated this dis- 
ease, which was probably the consequence of a previously 
repelled itch. 

Symptoms : Difficult, but painless deglutition ; liquids he 
swallowed the most easily ; he also could swallow bread soaked 
in milk, with a quantity of butter which was not very salt. — 
Almost every day, and in every night, after half an hour's sleep, 
he was attacked with retching, and vomiting of scarcely half 
digested food, which resembled the ruminating of animals. — ■ 
Diminished appetite ; even food which does not irritate, causes 
pressure at the stomach, and eructations. Arch. VIII. 1, p, 
107. 

8. SPASM OF THE STOMACH, STOMACH-ACHE. 

Atrip lex olida II°° cured a painful affection of the 
stomach, in an otherwise strong woman. 

Symptoms : A few hours after a meal, at least twice a 
week, she was attacked with a violent pinching and constric- 
tion of the stomach, with violent stitches in the sternum. — Af- 
terwards frequent gulping up, inclination to vomit, and some- 



114 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

times vomiting, with vertigo and pain in the occiput, as if it 
had been bruised. Heyne, I. p. E. p. 108. 

Belladonna is suitable for the more obstinate cases of 
spasm of the stomach, when Chamomilla appeared to be 
indicated, but did not do any good. Belladonna may be 
used when the following symptoms occur : gnawing, pressure 
or spasmodic and painful tightness in the pit and region of the 
stomach ; this obliges one to bend one's-self backwards from 
time to time, and to arrest the breathing ; when the violence 
of the pain brings on a loss of consciousness, and even faint- 
ing, or when the pain returns after every dinner. Arch. XL 
2, p. 60. 

Belladonna, one dose. Spasm of the stomach after ev- 
ery cold, wet feet, draft of air, eating bloating aliments, espe- 
cially at the period of the menses. 

Symptoms : Pinching, stitches, and sudden griping in the 
pit of the stomach, as if the parts were violently seized by the 
hand and held fast with the nails, extending from the pit of the 
stomach to the umbilical region. — Anguish, and sensation as 
if the whole body were being constricted, which brings on a 
state similar to fainting. — Feeling of coldness through the 
whole body. — Nausea, sometimes vomiting ; frequent oppres- 
sion and suppressed eructations. — Is obliged to press the body 
and bend herself forward. — The pains are somewhat relieved 
by eructations. — Pale countenance, dry mouth, cold hands, 
pulse small, hard and slow. — The fit lasts from ten minutes to 
half an hour. Ann. III. p. 414. 

Belladonna V. several doses. Spasms of the stomach of 
a pregnant female. 

Symptoms : "Violent spasmodic pain in the pit of the 
stomach, and the left hypochondrium, with much retching and 
vomiting : painfullness of the whole body ; violent bearing 
down towards the pelvis, and the genital organs. — Frequent 
and urgent desire to urinate ; emission of a slight quantity of 
watery urine. — Face red, bloated, and hot. — Look staring. — 
Dilatation of the pupils. — Partial loss of consciousness. — The 
patient is quiet, motionless ; occasionally she starts up with a 
cry, when overwhelmed by the pain. A. h. Z. V. p. 68. 

Nitrate of Bismuth. During the frequency of the 
attacks, one dose of the untriturated substance morning and 
evening, in a case of spasm of the stomach with a sensation of 
pressure, weight or heaviness, and indescribable uncomforta- 
bleness. Arch. XII. 2, p. 27. 

Bismuthum. This is a distinguished remedy in the most 



SPASM OF THE STOMACH. H5 

obstinate cases of spasm of the stomach, especially when char- 
acterized by aching. H. in R. I. p. 151. 

Bryonia t^Vo^ removed an obstinate spasm of the stomach. 
Arch. II. 2, pffl. 

Calcarea X 0000 affected a permanent cure in a case of 
spasm of the stomach, where Nux and Sulphur afforded but 
temporary relief. 

Symptoms : Slight appetite and thirst. — Constant rising 
of air. — Repugnance to meat. — Griping in the stomach, and 
pressure, excited by walking. — Retching, and contractive feel- 
ing extending from the abdomen to the stomach and rising 
through the oesophagus ; this symptom is constantly followed 
by sour vomiting of the ingesta, mostly when walking, relieved 
by lying down, and accompanied by chilliness and somnolence. 
— Constipation of from four to six days, afterwards stool with 
pain in the rectum. Ann. I. p. 257. 

Calcarea has been found curative in cases of pressure 
of the stomach, with periodical anxiousness, vexed mood, 
vertigo, palpitation of the heart, constipation, want of appetite, 
paralytic feeling in the body, and emaciation. Clawing sensa- 
tion in the stomach after a meal, and vomiting of the ingesta. 
Pinching pain in the stomach after a meal, accompanied by 
vomiting of the ingesta and bitter mucus, yellowish, fetid 
diarrhoea. Ann. IY. p. 394. 

Calcarea in a case of spasm of the stomach, with nausea, 
sour eructations, sour and bitter vomiting, anxiety, and oppres- 
sion of the chest, palpitation of the heart, constipation, blind 
hemorrhoids, choleric temperament. A. h. Z. V. p. 83. 

Carbo veg. IY. Spasms of the stomach, in the case of a 
lady, worse when nursing her baby, likewise brought on by 
fright, vexation, or a cold. Nux v. had helped her several 
times formerly. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 18. 

Carbo veg., tttIo o" °f a grain, cured a violent pain of the 
stomach, which obliged one to bend one's-self double, accom- 
panied by distension from flatulence. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 70. 

Carbo veg. X 000 , and afterwards X°, cured a spasm of 
the stomach against which several other remedies had been 
employed without any success. 

Symptoms : Violent griping and pressure in the region of 
the stomach, especially after a meal ; frequently also during the 
night, especially after eating bloating substances after a cold, 
or getting wet feet. — The region of the stomach becomes 
bloated during the pain, and is painful to the touch. — Frequent 
attacks of anguish and internal trembling.— Hard stool every 



116 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

two or three days ; water causes constipation. — Little appetite. 
Bitter taste. Ann. III. p. 12. 

Carbo veg. is especially useful in spasm of the stomach 
characterized by a burning ache and simultaneous inflation. 
H. in R. I. p. 192. 

Carbo animalis is said to cure the most speedily spasm 
of the stomach, and other painful spasmodic affection of the 
abdomen, after a slight aggravation on the first and second 
day. A. h. Z. II. p. 106. 

Carbo animalis has always relieved spasms of the sto- 
mach when they were accompanied by pressure and burning 
of the stomach, sour water-brash, and constipation. A. h. Z. 
VII. p. 74. 

Chamomilla, one drop. Spasm of the stomach. 

Symptoms : Aching in the pit of the stomach after a meal, 
likewise under the short ribs of the left side, as if a heavy 
stone were lying in the stomach ; the pain almost arrests the 
breathing, and is only relieved during rest and when bending 
the upper part of the body double. H. pr. Erf. p. 84. 

Chamomilla is a suitable remedy when the spasm is 
brought on by violent chagrin, and when the patient inclines 
to indulge internal and silent grief. The pain is like a pres- 
sure, as from a stone, always accompanied by shortness of 
breath and anguish, frequently worst at night, the patient being 
almost overwhelmed with anguish, uneasiness, and tossing 
about, frequently accompanied by a throbbing pain in the ver- 
tex, and obliging one to rise. The spasm is relieved by taking 
coffee. Arch. VII. 3, p. 82. 

China II, and afterwards IV, one drop. Spasm of the 
stomach consequent upon nursing, shortly after the confinement. 

Symptoms : No appetite, aversion to food or drink. Every 
meal is followed by pressure in the stomach, heartburn, water- 
brash, and empty retching. — Tired and drowsy during the day ; 
not disposed to work. — Little stool ; has to remain a long 
while. — Pulse faint and small. — Livid complexion ; the white 
of the eye looks yellowish. H. pr. Erf. p. 83. 

Cocculus IV, after taking Nux without any permanent im- 
provement. 

Symptoms : A clawing and pinching pain in the left hypo- 
chondriac region, close below the ribs, and in the scrobiculus 
cordis, with water-brash and oppression of breathing. — Pinch- 
ing in the abdomen after an hour, with vexed mood. — Stool 
slow, frequently intermitting. H. pr. Erf. p. 85. 

Ignatia IV 000 . Pain in the stomach. 

Symptoms : A good deal of mucus in the mouth. — Sour 



SPASM OF THE STOMACH. 117 

taste of the saliva. — No desire for food, drink, or smoking to- 
bacco. — Regurgitation of the ingesta ; hiccough. — Burning in 
the stomach. — Fine stinging in the pit of the stomach ; which 
is painful to pressure, accompanied by a feeling of weakness 
and emptiness. — Pinching in the abdomen, with slimy stools. 
Is unable to sleep, on account of pain in the stomach ; stag- 
ings when falling asleep. — Changeable and impatient mood. 
Ann. I. p. 254. 

Lycopodium X 000 . Chronic spasm of the stomach. 

Symptoms : Sensation as if the stomach were being firmly 
compressed from both sides, continuing periodically from eight 
to fourteen days, ceasing only in the evening when in bed, 
recommencing early in the morning, especially in the open air, 
sometimes worse after a meal. — Occasionally a sort of spasm 
of the chest and want of breath. — Frequent nausea, or draw- 
ing and tearing in the abdomen, or aching in the forehead 
with vertigo, or water-brash. — Appetite changing. — Menses 
pretty copious, with pain in the abdomen and back. Ann. III. 
p. 171. 

Magnesia carb. is very useful against spasm of the 
stomach, when characterized by a contractive aching in the 
region of the stomach, and frequent sourish eructations. H. in 
R. II. p. 20. 

Nux v. VI, one drop, and afterwards three smaller doses. 

Symptoms : Drawing pain in the small of the back after 
every meal, extending as high up as between the shoulders, 
becomes seated in that region, and is then accompanied by a 
sensation in the region of the stomach as if the parts were sud- 
denly grasped into a heap with a feeling as of pinching. — 
Onalmishness, regurgitations, retching ; finally, a fatiguing 
cough and vomiting of the ingesta with mucus. — Least well 
early in the morning ; tearing in the occiput, with a sensation 
of weight ; tearing extending into the temples and forehead, 
these parts feeling as if they were being pressed asunder. — 
Coffee palliates the symptoms. — Constrictions of the chest, 
short breath, palpitation of the heart, and anxiousness. — Con- 
stipation. — Putrid taste. — Great thirst. — Profuse menses. — ■ 
Emaciation, want of strength. — Vexed mood. Arch. IV. 2, 
p. 66. 

Nux v. V has been especially serviceable in spasms of the 
stomach, when the pain rose from the stomach to the chest. 
Arch. VIII. 1, p. 97. 

Nux v. IV ; spasm of the stomach in a nursing woman. 

Symptoms : Sensation as of gnawing in the stomach. — Se- 
milateral headache ; stitches in the forehead, right temple and 



HQ AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

ear, extending into the teeth, and general throbbing in the 
head; the pain becomes more violent at night when lying 
down. — A good deal of thirst, costiveness, and chilliness. Pul- 
satilla II removed the headache and the chilliness, Nux the 
spasm. Ann. I. 85. 

Nux v. VII, one drop. Spasm in the stomach in a female 
of thirty-five years. 

Symptoms : Violent contraction of the stomach after a 
meal, as if it were being twisted. — Vomiting of mucus, followed 
by empty retching. — Is unable either to sit or lie down, has 
to bend herself double ; the pains become aggravated by every 
movement of the arms. — Several fits a day, lasting a quarter of 
an hour.— Inflation of the abdomen as if owing to flatulence. 
Ann. I. p. 252. 

Nux v. VI 000 , and, in a fortnight, X°°. In a case of spasm 
of the stomach, which had lasted six years, brought on by 
constant agitation of the mind and vexations. 

Symptoms : Great hunger, without being able to satisfy it. 
— After every meal he experiences a violent aching and griping, 
tight, contractive pains in the pit and region of the stomach ; 
the pains are alleviated only by bending himself double, rub- 
bing the scrobiculus cordis, and warming it with warm cloths. 
Frequent vomiting, which afforded relief ; mere retching, with 
water-brash. — The pains became more violent after eating 
bread, vegetables, or meat. — Nightly pain in the stomach, after 
supper. — Stool generally regular ; no stool when the pains are 
violent. — Choleric temperament. Ann. II. p. 281. » 

Nux v., two doses in four weeks. Spasm of the stomach, 
consequent upon the sudden disappearance of a violent cough. 

Symptoms : Continual pressure, sometimes griping sensa- 
tion in the region of the stomach, aggravated after every meal, 
and after taking coffee. — Oppression of the chest ; is only able 
to take short inspirations, with imperfect (suppressed) hic- 
cough. — Frequent water-brash.— Little appetite. — Stool hard 
and intermitting. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 86. 

Nux v. V, and a smaller dose in a fortnight. Spasm of the 
stomach, against which tea of chamomile had been used every 
day. 

Sy?nptoms : Painful inflation of the epigastrium after every 
meal ; after the lapse of one hour, supervenes an aching in the 
stomach, which oppresses the breathing, accompanied by a 
sensation as if flatulence became incarcerated in the hypo- 
chondria. — The pains are aggravated by coffee. — The violent 
pains are accompanied by a painful constriction of the chest, 



SPASM OF THE STOMACH. 119 

and violent beating on the top of the head. — Stool once a day 
— diarrhoeic. H. pr. Erf. 1. p. 87. 

Nux is especially useful in spasm of the stomach, brought 
on by the frequent use of coffee, or by frequently overloading 
the stomach ; also in those varieties which are accompanied 
by arthritic symptoms, or depend upon organic defects of the 
stomach. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 88. 

Nux v. against spasm of the stomach, brought on either 
by congestion of blood to the abdomen, or by an increased sen- 
sibility of the nerves of the stomach. Three cases have been 
cured : the first case being that of a lady, in her climacteric age, 
affected with blind haemorrhoids. 

Symptoms : Pressure in the pit of the stomach several hours 
previous to the attack, aggravated by eating ; bitter taste, gulping 
up of a sour, burning liquid, nausea, constipation. — Afterwards 
vomiting of a sour, bitter liquid at short intervals ; followed by 
empty, painful retching, resulting in the expulsion of tasteless 
mucus. — Constrictive pain in the stomach, the region of the 
liver, inflation of the epigastrium and the pit of the stomach, 
which does not bear contact. — Oppression of the chest, short- 
ness of breath, palpitation of the heart. — Inflation of the ab- 
domen, thirst. — Pale, disfigured countenance, coldness of the 
hands and feet. — Aching in the forehead. — Anguish, uneasiness, 
tossing about. — The spasm in the stomach is followed by con- 
tinual pain in the small of the back, and swelling of the varices. 
Second case, spasm after a meal : 

Symptoms : Yiolent pressure in the stomach, as from a 
stone, relieved by sitting and bending one's-self double ; made 
worse by walking and touching the scrobiculus cordis. — Empty 
eructations ; continual chilliness. (Nux X. one drop.) Third 
case : A chronic headache was changed to spasm of the 
stomach, several attacks a day. Yielded to repeated doses of 
Nux v. X. A. h. Z. V. p. 275. 

Phosphorus YI°, in a few months. X 000 . Pain in the 
stomach, with varices. 

Symptoms : Burning, stitches, and pressure in the stomach, 
worse after a meal, also, late in the evening and at night ; the 
burning sometimes rises to the throat, accompanied by cold chills 
over the body. — Sensation as of boiling in the stomach con- 
stantly. Occasional water-brash, or sour eructations. — Stool 
intermittent, hard, difficult. — Occasional burning at the rectum. 
Ann. IV. p. 462. 

Phosphorus YIIP. Spasm of the stomach of an old 
woman. 

Symptoms : A drawing together and pressure in the region 



120 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

of the stomach ; frequent formation of acidity, especially after 
a meal ; frequent diarrhoea. A. h. Z. IV. p. 309. 

Phosphorus X, one drop every three or four days, has re- 
lieved several cases of spasm of the stomach, characterized by 
a twisting and constrictive pain in the pit of the stomach, ac- 
companied by vomiting of a light-colored, sourish humor to- 
wards evening, and sometimes at night, likewise by sour eruc- 
tations. Three doses were sufficient. A. h. Z. V. p. 149. 

Pulsatilla. Pain in the stomach. 

Symptoms : Eating caused a violent pressure in the pit 
of the stomach, terminating in vomiting of the ingesta. — Want 
of appetite. — Sourish and bitter taste. — Constipation. — Menses 
too scanty. Ignatia removed the remaining pain in the ab- 
domen. Ann. II. p. 97. 

Pulsatilla. 

Symptoms : Spasmodic pain in the stomach, not only 
when the stomach is empty, but especially after every meal, it 
terminates in vomiting. — Violent thirst. — Constipation. — Ema- 
ciation and want of strength. — In the evening one feels worse ; 
shivering, and heat in the head. — At night and in the morning 
one feels well. Nux relieved the remaining constipation. Ann. 
II. p. 97. 

Pulsatilla. Spasm of the stomach. 

Symptoms : Sudden gripings and pinching in the stomach 
early in the morning, shortly after rising ; as if the stomach 
were being pressed together by the hand. Breakfast is fre- 
quently followed by vomiting of the ingesta, which gives relief. 
— Occasional water-brash. — The pain is renewed in the evening. 
Ann. II. p. 97. 

Spiritus nitri dulcis, two drops at a dose ; four doses 
a day in the beginning, afterwards less — two scruples in all ; 
relieved spasms of the stomach and abdomen, brought on by 
excessive use of table-salt. 

Symptoms : Pale complexion, with sunken eyes, sur- 
rounded by blue borders. — Very faint, finds the greatest relief 
in the recumbent posture. — Great emaciation. — Extreme dis- 
couragement, vexed mood, irritability, with inclination to anger 
and quarrelsomeness, crying easily ; want of disposition to 
work or talk. — Heat in the mouth. — Heartburn. — Sour taste. — 
Want of appetite. — Continual nausea, loathing, and water- 
brash. — Contractive sensation in the throat, and as if a lump 
were lodged there. — Sour and mucous vomiting, generally 
two hours after a meal, followed by a headache. — Feeling of 
repletion as soon as one begins to eat, with pressure in the 
stomach, and a feeling as of being drawn together. — Stitches 



ACIDITY OF THE STOMACH, 121 

and cuttings in the abdomen. — Burning in the abdomen, from 
below upwards. — Chilliness over the whole body after the 
vomiting. — A good deal of chilliness in the back. — Tearing in 
the back, from top to bottom. — The symptoms are worst in the 
afternoon. — Menses scanty and irregular. — The hands are 
covered with warts. Pr. Com. d. L. S. V. I. p. 149, etc. 

Stannum, one, two, or three doses, has removed several 
cases of chronic spasms of the stomach. 

Staphisagria, one dose. Spasm of the stomach. 

Symptoms : Pressure, sometimes also tightness in the pit 
and region of the stomach, at times relieved, at times aggra- 
vated after eating, especially bread. — Frequent nausea. — Hard 
stool, sometimes constipation. — Darting headache during the 
oppression of the stomach, and also before and after. Nux 
afforded no relief, but caused moreover vertigo and drawing in 
the region of the stomach. J", d. h. H. I. p. 189. 

Sulphur 100 oooo °, two doses, contributed a good deal 
towards the alleviation of a pain in the stomach of several 
years' duration, which came on a few hours after dinner, as if 
the stomach were being pressed together with a pair of pincers, 
sometimes accompanied by vomiting ; the pain affected both 
the chest and back ; vegetables do not agree with the patient ; 
constipation of several days' standing. 

Sulphur, swelling, relieved a pressure as of stones, after 
eating. 

Sulphur (swelling) relieved a pressure in the stomach of 
ten years' duration, occurring one hour after the meal ; upon 
leaving the stomach it passed into the left hypochondrium, and 
the abdomen ; in the former manifesting itself in the shape of 
a tearing and burning, in the latter as a simple ache ; these 
symptoms were accompanied by nausea, and occasionally by 
water-brash. Ann. IV. p. 254. 

9. ACIDITY OP THE STOMACH. 

Sepia X° dissolved in eight ounces of distilled water, one 
teaspoonful a-day, relieved an acidity of several years' stand- 
ing. Towards noon and evening an acrid, saltish kind of acid 
rose from the stomach, which occasioned an aversion to life. 
Arch. XIV. 2, p. 48. 

Rheum, Magnes carb. and Chamomilla have been the 
most certain remedies to remove acidity in the primce vise of 
children, together with the diarrhoea and other morbid symp- 
toms originating in the former affection. A. h. Z. IY. p. 281. 

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122 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 



10. AFFECTIONS OF THE STOMACH OF VARIOUS KINDS. 

Arsenicum X, several doses at long intervals, removed for 
a long time the symptoms consequent upon a scirrhus of the 
stomach in an old lady. 

Symptoms : Constrictive, burning pains in the pit of the 
stomach and the hack ; tightness of the pit of the stomach, 
which is painful to the touch. — Every day, vomiting of the 
ingesta either immediately after she had taken the food or in a 
few hours ; this vomiting increases the pain ; occasional 
vomiting even when the stomach is empty. — Emaciation, great 
weakness, sleeplessness. — The abdomen is fallen in ; the tongue 
is clean. — Dryness of the mouth, thirst. — Constipation. A. h. 
Z. V. p. 34. 

Baryta VI, being administered after Nux, removed the 
dangerous symptoms, brought on by what seemed to be a de- 
generation of the stomach, in a man of seventy-seven years, 
occasioned by suppression of herpes. 

Symptoms : Pressure in the region of the stomach, after- 
wards violent spasm of the stomach, burning in the pit of the 
stomach. — Retching, vomiting of the ingesta. — General emaci- 
ation ; swelling of the lower limbs. — Constipation of from 
twelve to fourteen days. — Baryta brought the herpes out 
again, after which the most dangerous symptoms disappeared. 
Afterwards Sulp. and Con. were yet administered. Arch. 
XII. 3, p. 141. 

Guajacum relieved an affection of the stomach which had 
returned every summer for many years past, and had occa- 
sionally resulted in vomiting of blood ; patient, a lady of forty 
years. A. h. Z. V. p. 44. 

Lycopodium appears to be the chief remedy in cancer of 
stomach. A. h. Z. I. p. 146. 

Nux vom. has cured an affection of the stomach of a pecu- 
liar kind. 

Symptoms : Want of appetite. — Great thirst. — When taking 
something she feels as if the nourishment remained lodged over 
the lesser curvature of the stomach, and were afterwards pressed 
backwards to the orifice. — Risings of mere air, with a pe- 
culiar kind of rumbling and crackling as if it took place 
out of the body ; the sounds are like the grunting of pigs. — 
The integuments of the abdomen are drawn in close to the 
spinal column, with violent burning in the pit. — Has to sit up 
at every attack, inasmuch as she threatens to suffocate when 
remaining in a recumbent posture. — Faint and without anv 



INFLAMMATION OF THE STOMACH. 123 

strength. — Sleep uneasy, interrupted by deliria and frightful 
dreams. — A relapse was likewise met by Nux. Ann. IV. p. 
413. 

Phosphorus X°, several doses, one dose every other day, 
was found very useful in an affection of the stomach, which 
seemed to come from induration. — After having been affected 
for a long time with spasm of the stomach and vomiting of the 
ingesta, there now supervened that peculiar kind of regurgita- 
tion of the food which is characteristic of an induration of the 
stomach, viz. one piece (morsel) after the other, this symptom 
being accompanied by emaciation. A. h. Z. II. p. 63. 

Strontiana relieved a chronic violent pressure of the stom- 
ach which was felt during the period of digestion. A. h. Z. 
II. p. 69. 

Sulphur 11, half a grain, relieved a complicated affection 
of the stomach. 

Symptoms: Vertigo when stooping. — Forgetfulness and 
obtusion of the head, in the evening. — Tingling and roaring 
through the head, coming out at the ears with a hissing sound. 
— Flat taste in the mouth, with bitterness in the morning. — 
Repugnance to meat. — Pressure in the stomach after a meal ; 
frequent sensation in the stomach as of a spasm. — Sour eructa- 
tions ; frequent heartburn. — Nausea after a meal, and frequent 
vomiting of the ingesta. — Stool firm, hard, every three or four 
days ; frequently there is an unsuccessful desire. — Dry cough 
wakes him at night. — Shortness of breath, when walking in the 
open air. — Pain above and in the small of the back, especially 
when walking. — Pain in the back when stooping. — Falls asleep 
late and wakes up frequently at night. — Out of humour, quar- 
relsome, vexed, sad, low-spirited. — Sulphur relieved every suc- 
ceeding attack of vomiting of the ingesta. Ann. I. p. 85. 

11. INFLAMMATION OF THE STOMACH. 

Aconitum, several doses, is recommended in inflammation 
of the stomach ; others recommend Nux, Br yon., Arsenicum. 
A. h. Z. VI. p. 146. 

Arsenicum X, one drop, in twelve hours, Colocynthis X, 
one drop, the latter being exhibited twice, cured an inflamma- 
tion of the stomach. 

Symptoms : Violent, burning pain in the pit of the stomach, 
which did not even allow of the pressure of the shirt. — Amount- 
ing of food as soon as taken. — Pulse small and quick. — Toss- 
ing about in the bed with great tortures. A. h, Z. V. p. 149. 



124 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 



12. INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER. 

Aconitum, two or three doses, diminishes the synochal 
fever accompanying the inflammation, likewise the local 
inflammation, after which the remaining symptoms were speed- 
ily removed by Mercury. A. h. Z. VI. p. 42. 

Aconitum VIII, next day Britonia X. To a woman of 
thirty years. 

Symptoms : Burning pains in the forehead ; vertigo when 
sitting straight. — Cheeks red, burning hot. — Eyes sparkling and 
bathed in tears. — Burning in the eyeballs ; turning of wheels 
before the eyes in the evening, by candle-light, sometimes also 
by day. — Singing in the ears. — Tongue coated white. — Bitter 
taste. — Dry feeling in the throat. — No appetite. — Nausea when 
sitting up in the bed ; vomiting. — Stitches in the region of the 
liver and the liver itself, especially during pressure, cough, or a 
deep inspiration. — Oppression in the pit of the stomach. — Stool 
soft. — Urine brown. — Cough and expectoration of mucus streak- 
ed with blood and mixed with tubercles, accompanied by 
stitches in the liver. — Great oppression of the chest.— Sensation 
in the back as of something pressing against it from within. — 
Weariness and burning pain in the arms. — Tearing in the tibia, 
increased during motion. — Weak and faint when sitting. — 
Sleeplessness ; a number of dreams and loud talking. — Thrills 
of chilliness when lifting the cover of the bed, from below up- 
wards, the face being hot and red. — Violent heat after the chills, 
afterwards profuse sweat. — Anxiousness, uneasiness, palpita- 
tion of the heart ; entertains fears for her life. The fever abated 
somewhat after the use of Aconite, the bloody expectora- 
tion increased, and the feet became a little swollen. — All the 
symptoms yielded to Bryonia. Ann. I. p. 204. 

Aconitum VIII 0000 , next day Bryonia X 0000 . Rheu- 
matic inflammatory affection of the liver of a boy. 

Symptoms ; Tongue dry and covered with a dirty-brown 
coating; bitter taste in the mouth. — Face red and glowing 
hot. — Violent aching in the region of the bladder, rather in the 
upper part. — The region of the liver is painful to the touch. — 
Violently cutting pains in the extremities, especially in the 
knees, greatest during motion. — Continual feeling of a violent 
internal heat, interrupted by slight chills. — Skin dry and hot. 
Ann. IV. p. 213. 

Belladonna, in alternation with other suitable remedies, 
in a case of chronic inflammation of the liver. 

Symptoms : Continual sensitiveness of the region of the 



INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER. 125 

liver. — Yellowish complexion. — Stool altered in quality. — 
Irregular appetite. — Increase of thirst. — Uneasy nights. 

Belladonna is suitable in acute hepatitis, when the follow- 
ing symptoms occur : 

Aching in the region of the liver, extending as high up as 
the region of the shoulder. — Inflation of the pit of the stomach, 
and insufferable tension across the abdomen, above the umbil- 
icus, with difficult breathing and some anguish. — Congestion 
of blood to the head, with obtusion of the head, obscuration of 
sight and vertigo as from fainlness. Great thirst, agitation as 
if in agony, sleeplessness. Arch. IX. 3, p. 43. 

Chamomilla is suitable in acute inflammation of the liver, 
when it has been brought on by violent chagrin or a cold. 
Aconite may be given previously. — In a case of chronic 
hepatitis, Chamomilla may be given when external pernicious 
influences have made the inflammation acute. Arch. VIII. 3, 
p. 72. 

Mercurius sol. IV, half a grain, giving Aconite pre- 
viously. Acute inflammation of the liver consequent upon a 
violent cold. 

Symptoms : Face bloated and red. — Lips dry and burn- 
ing ; tongue coated white and moist. — Taste bitter-sour. — 
Great thirst. — Violent expulsion of wind by the mouth from 
time to time. — Frequent vomiting of bile mixed with the bev- 
erage. — Considerable tightness of the precordial region. — Vio- 
lent lancinating and burning pain in the convex portion of the 
liver, extending to the dorsal spine, considerably increased by 
pressure, sneezing, cough, and deep breathing ; moans and tosses 
about in the bed. — Considerable swelling of the liver, protru- 
ding from under the ribs, hard and hot. — Constipation ; urine 
burning and flaming hot. — Warmth of the skin moderate. — 
Pulse small, rather hard and contracted. Ami. II. p. 211. 

Merc. sol. and Bryon. removed a very acute inflamma- 
tion of the liver. Ann. IV. p. 341. 

Nigella sativa VI°, repeated in three days, has relieved 
an acute inflammation of the liver brought on by a cold. 

Symptoms : Complexion livid, sunken countenance, with 
an expression of anxiety.— Eyes without any lustre, faint. — 
Obtusion of the head.— Indifference, inability to recollect. — 
Sometimes a dry and hacking cough. — Slow, rather snoring 
breathing. — Considerable swelling of the right hypochondrium, 
with increased sensibility of the same. — Oppressive, lancina- 
ting, sometimes tearing or cutting, pain in the liver, increased 
by contact. — Obstinate constipation. — General feeling as of 
bruises — Evening exacerbation of the fever, with violent deli- 



126 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

rium. — Frequent, somewhat tight, weak, sometimes intermitting 
pulse. Heyne pr. Erf. p. 46. 

Nux v. X, one drop. Acute hepatitis. 

Symptoms : Distended region of the liver, with tight, vio- 
lently lancinating pains, increased by breathing, cough and 
external pressure, and obliging the patient to lie upon the back. 
— Breathing difficult, short and painful. — The region of the 
stomach is painful as if it had been bruised by blows. — Pain as 
from a sprain in the right shoulder-joint. General heat. — Fre- 
quently a slight sweat. — Pulse quick, full, and rather hard. — 
Sleeplessness. — Cannot bear being covered on account of the 
heat and anguish. — Spasm in the feet, especially the right calf. 
— Violent thirst, especially at night. — No appetite for a meal, 
pressure on the stomach. — Bitter taste. — Putrid eructations. — 
Nausea and bilious vomiting. — Diarrhoea stools. — Turbid urine 
and somewhat reddish, with a sediment resembling brickbat 
dust. — Extremely irritated and quarrelsome. — The remainder 
of the symptoms, some oppression of the stomach after a meal, 
the painful pressure from within outward in the somewhat dis- 
tended region of the liver, yielded to Merc. sol. -nrhnr °f a grain. 
Seven other cases of hepatitis have been cured in the same 
manner. Arch. II. 2, p. 121. 

Nux v. X, half a drop. Acute hepatitis brought on by a 
cold. 

Symptoms : Extremely violent, oppressive, and at the same 
time lancinating pain in the region of the liver, extending into 
the back. — Stitches in that region when breathing. — Anguish 
as though her heart would be pressed out of its sack. — Fre- 
quent vomiting of mucus and bile. — Constipation. — Dark 
urine. — Sleeplessness. — Loss of appetite. — Great internal and 
external heat. — Quick, full, somewhat hard pulse. Ann. I. p. 
40. 

Nux v. X°°. Acute hepatitis. 

Symptoms : "Weight in the head, with clawing headache 
and external pain about the head, as though the hair were 
painful. — Fine prickings in the region of the liver, with fre- 
quent thrills of chilliness in that region ; cannot bear contact ; 
occasionally there is a throbbing pain in the liver. — Sensation 
as of an internal burning heat in the whole body, with a good 
deal of thirst, and frequent, hard pulse. — Great anxiousness 
and vexed mood. — Urine red and scanty. — No stool. — Sour 
and bitter taste in the mouth. — Want of appetite, and gulping 
up of a bitter, sour humor. Ann. I. p. 208. 



CHRONIC AFFECTIONS OF THE LIVER. 127 



13. CHRONIC AFFECTIONS OF THE LIVER. 

The anti-psorics, especially Natrum, Murias Magnesia, 
and Lycopodium, are the best remedies in chronic hepatitis, 
and other chronic affections of the liver. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 73. 

Sulphur X 000 , repeated in three days. In a case of chro- 
nic inflammation of the liver and the spleen, of a child. 

Symptoms : Excessive size of the abdomen ; the soft ribs 
being raised, the dorsal spine being curved outwards ; the um- 
bilicus was no longer visible; both liver and spleen were 
uncommonly enlarged and hard as stone. — Troublesome feel- 
ing of weight, fulness, and distension in the abdomen. — 
Stinging or prickling pain in the liver ; or shooting stitches in 
the liver from within outwards. — Yellowness of the face and 
white of the eye. — Difficult breathing. — Frequent vomiting of 
blood. — Frequent nausea, inclination to vomit, and vomiting 
of the ingesta. — Sometimes flying heat. The affection was 
removed by Sulphur. Arch. XIII. 3, p. 155. 

Sulphur X°°, several doses, afforded distinguished help 
in a case of induration of the liver. 

Symptoms : The region of the stomach and liver are con- 
siderably distended, feel hard and tendinous, and are painful 
to the touch. — Uninterrupted eructations. — No appetite. — No 
motion in the bowels without using an injection ; the faeces 
have a natural color. — Hectic fever in the evening. — Cough, 
with some mucous expectoration. — Urine with rose-colored 
sediment. — Sleeplessness. — Great weakness. After taking Sul- 
phur, the patient threw up several hydatids, some of them of 
the size of a walnut, part of them empty, part filled with a 
yellow, fetid water. The hardness of the stomach and liver 
disappeared at the same time. A. h. Z. VI. p. 68. 

Silicea X°, afterwards smelling of Sil. X. Abscess of 
the liver. 

Symptoms : Constant obtusion of the head, dull pain in 
the occiput and pain in the forehead, pressing from within out- 
wards ; vertigo the whole day, especially when stooping. — 
Appetite weak ; continual pressure in the stomach, increased 
after a meal. — Sore, ulcerative pain, about two inches below 
the right false ribs, frequently with a hammering sensation in 
the parts ; cannot bear pressure. — The pain increased when 
stepping upon the right foot. — Stool every two or three days. — 
Coughs the whole day, frequently also at night, the cough 
being very fatiguing, and worse during motion, with a small 
quantity of mucous expectoration. — She feels as if a hand had 



128 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

taken hold of her on the inner side of the sternum. — Tearing 
and stitches in the limbs, frequently, or else a creeping sort of 
throbbing here and there. — Withering, dry skin. — Great ema- 
ciation. — Every meal is followed by chilliness over the back, 
congestion of blood to the head ; heat in the cheeks, and slight 
burning in the soles of the feet. — In the evening, the feet are 
icy coJd. — By day, the patient feels excessively weary and 
sleepy. — Uneasy sleep at night, full of frightful dreams. — 
Sweat, when exercising ever so little ; exhausting sweat in the 
morning when in bed. — Pulse small, somewhat hard, accele- 
rated, unequal. — Sad and desponding, dislikes to talk. A. h. 
Z. III. p. 23. 

14. WORM AFFECTIONS. 

China X°, same doses, removed a violent worm-fever in a 
child of six years, with discharge of a quantity of large lum- 
brici. A. h. Z. VII. p. 327. 

Cicuta has frequently cured worm-fever, with colic and 
convulsions. H. in R. I. p. 229. 

Cina relieved chronic vomiting, accompanied by lumbrici, 
in a child. When this complication of symptoms occurred, Cina 
has frequently been curative in many affections, even in fevers. 
Arch. VIII. 1, p. 71. 

Cina, on one occasion, was very useful in a case of worms, 
with chilliness in the evening, pale countenance, irritated 
mood, pain in the stomach, involuntary emission of urine, 
offensive eructations, vomiting, itching of the anus, constipa- 
tion, tossing about while asleep. Arch. XII. 3, p. 143. 

Cina (diluted tincture, one drop). Worm-fever. 

Symptoms : Violent fever, great restlessness, tosses about, 
does not wish to be covered, violent delirium. — Face, at times, 
pale and cold, at times red and hot. — Dilatation of the pupils. 
— Is constantly rubbing the tip of the nose ; the nose is stop- 
ped ; mouth open. — Tongue moist, covered with tough mucus. 
— Breath short, with dry and hacking cough. — Abdomen hot, 
bloated. — No stool. — Urine white, turbid, and flocculent. — 
Little sleep. — Screaming and starting while asleep. — Pulse 
small, rather hard and frequent. Ann. III. p. 407. 

Cina III 000 has removed many kinds of ailments from 
worms, especially nausea, vomiting, periodical colic, eructa- 
tions, want of appetite, weight in the limbs, passing attacks of 
imbecility, A. h. Z. IV. p. 280. 

Ferrum is employed with great benefit against worms, 
especially ascarides ; so is Aconite. A. h. Z. I. p. 162. 



T^NIA. 129 

Lumbricin has effected astonishing removals of lumbrici 
and ascarides. A. h. Z. V. p. 320. 

Nux v. X, half a drop. Worm disease of a young woman. 

Symptoms : Sensitiveness of the whole abdomen, even 
without being touched, but especially when touched ; she can- 
not stir. — Bloated abdomen. — Heat without any thirst, chilli- 
ness when uncovering herself. — No stool. — Slimy taste. — 
Throws up the water which she drinks. — Frequently moves 
from side to side in the bed. — Lassitude ; every thing affects her 
painfully ; the talking of others is intolerable to her. — Aching 
in the occiput. — Out of humor. — Pulsatilla, which had 
been given previous to Nux, had done no good. Ann. I. p. 354. 

Silicea frequently relieves worm-fever in scrofulous indi- 
viduals. H. in R. II. p. 286. 

Spigelia III, in adults II, in rare cases a second dose 
may be given in from two to three weeks ; it has been especially 
useful when the following symptoms occurred, principally in 
the forenoon : 

Dilatation of the pupils. — Pale complexion. — Smarting in 
the nose. — Early in the morning, before breakfast, the patient 
had nausea, as if something were rising from the stomach into 
the throat, going off after a meal. — Pinching colic, with cold- 
ness and diarrhoea. — Canine hunger and thirst, the whole 
day. Ann. IV. 2, p. 144. 

Teucrium is specific against ascarides, and the itching 
occasioned by them. A. h. Z. I. p. 48. 

Rhus and Hyosciamus, exhibited against other affections, 
have occasioned vomiting of lumbrici, with subsequent im- 
provement of all the symptoms. Arch. VIII. 2, p. 71. 



15. TAENIA. 

Filix mas, one drop of the tincture, relieved a frightful 
colic by causing the expulsion of a taenia of fifty yards long. 
A. h, Z. II. p. 67. 

Sabadilla is said to be a remedy against taenia. A. h. 
Z. II. p. 14. Arch. XIII. 1, p. 85. 

Graphites and Calcarea have been repeatedly useful in 
affections denending upon the presence of taenia solium. Arch. 

XIII. 1, p. 85. 

Fragaria vesca X has been several times useful in affec- 
tions brought on by taenia solium. Arch. XIII. 1, p, 85. 



130 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 



1<3. INFLAMMATION OF THE INTESTINES, AND PERI- 
TONITIS. 

Aconitum, repeated at short intervals, has cured very 
speedily a case of peritonitis, and another case of enteritis. In 
the latter case, the patient was directed to smell several times of 
Antimonium crud. II°°, to relieve the constantly recurring 
retching ; the relief was obtained. Arch. XII. 2, p. 32, 33. 

Aconitum VIII 00 , in the beginning twice, and afterwards 
once a day, relieved an enteritis brought on by hepatitis. 

Symptoms : Intense, burning, tearing pain in the umbili- 
cal region, intolerably increased by the slightest touch, so that 
even the cover of the bed became too heavy. — The pain in- 
creases when turning to the left side. — Abdomen distended and 
inflated. — Uninterrupted fits of anguish. — Frequent hiccough, 
with increasing pain. — The lower extremities are colder than 
the rest of the body. — Constipation. — Violent thirst. — Constant 
dryness of the mouth. — Pulse quick, small, and rather hard. — 
Urine highly red and naming. — No sleep, no appetite. Ann. 
I. p. 207. 

Aconitum VIII, repeated every three hours, removed a 
dangerous enteritis. A . h. Z. V. p. 298. 

Aconitum, I to V, cures peritonitis and enteritis more 
speedily and certainly than the higher dilutions. A. h. Z. VI. 
p. 42. 

Aconitum X 000 and Bellad. X 00000 cured an enteritis, 
brought on by a cold, in two days. 

Symptoms : Violent continual cutting in the umbilical 
region. — Inflation ; painfullness of the abdomen. — Nausea ; 
violent chills. — Pale complexion, and heat in the face. — Hard, 
tense, intermittent pulse. — Hot, dry skin. — Thirst. — Short 
breath. A. k. Z. VI. p. 139. 

Aconitum, two doses on the first day, afterwards Nux, 
which, however, did no good, followed by two doses of Br yonia. 

fSympto?jis : Chilliness, afterwards heat and lancinating 
pains in the whole abdomen, especially in the left groin, 
increased by cough and drawing up the thigh. — Downward- 
drawing pain in the lower limbs, with stiffness of the 
same. — Pain periodically moving from the abdomen into the 
small of the back. — Nausea. — Bitter eructations. — Oppression 
of the chest when drawing the legs up. — Aching in the fore- 
head ; drawing in the whole head during motion. — Stitches in 
the left lower half of the abdomen at every inspiration. — Con- 
traction of the abdomen, intensely painful to the touch. — No 



COLIC. 131 

appetite. — Much thirst.— White tongue, coated with mucus. — 
Red urine. — Constipation. — Pulse frequent and full. Jahr. b. d. 
h. H. p. 194. 

Colocynthis X appears to be a chief remedy in partial 
acute inflammation of the abdomen. A lady, during her preg- 
nancy, was attacked with a violent lancinating and burning 
pain ; Coloc. relieved her. A. h. Z. IV. p. 66. 

Nigella sativa YI°, repeated next day, afterwards Nux. 
Enteritis, which had assumed a nervous character. The nerv- 
ous symptoms were entirely removed by Nigella. 

Symptoms : Feverish sensation in the evening. — Consid- 
erable obtusion of the head. — Diminished sensibility, peevish- 
ness, indifference ;' excessive anguish, with alternate feeling of 
coldness and drawing.— Inability to raise one's-self; tremor. — 
Dimness and difficulty in moving the eyes, with a paralytic 
sensation in the eyelids.— Violent roaring of the ears. — Dry- 
ness of the nose ; bluish appearance of the wings of the nose, 
with a feeling of coldness in the tip. — Sunken countenance, 
brownish, red^ and dirty. — Pale and trembling lips. — Tongue 
red, dry, parched, difficult to move ; unintelligible, muttering 
speech. — Taste disgusting and rancid ; little secretion of saliva. 
Dysphagia. — Feeling of repletion, without any desire to vomit. 
Unquenchable thirst. — Cardialgia, with light pain ; distension 
of the stomach brought on by drinking. — Throbbing in the 
region of the stomach. — Costiveness. — Tenesmus of the rec- 
tum. — Rare, deep, snoring breathing ; yawning, moaning, with 
violent aching in the cavity of the chest ; occasionally a short 
and hacking cough. — Faint and subdued palpitation of the 
heart. — Feeling as of being bruised, inflation of the abdomen ; 
distension of the abdomen, and great sensitiveness of that part 
to the touch ; violent, lancinating, and tearing pains of the 
abdomen when pressed upon. — Swelling in the region of the 
pudendum ; the slightest touch brings on violent stitches, with 
tearing pain. — Limited secretion of urine ; urine bright-red, 
flaming, sometimes burning. — Rumbling in the lower part of 
the abdomen. — Sore pains, and immobility of the lower limbs, 
— Lying on the back ; feeling in the small of the back as if it 
were bruised. — Occasionally a violent burning heat, with sub- 
sequent chilliness. — ■ Great restlessness. — Sopor. — Frequent 
sighing ; constant muttering ; deliria mussitantia ; startings ; is 
slow in answering. Heyne pr. Erf. p. 38, etc. 

17. COLIC. 

Arsenicum X°, sometimes repeated, has cured a peculiar 
kind of colic. 



132 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

Symptoms : Violent colic, with short intervals of ease. — 
Constipation, sometimes a fortnight, sometimes three weeks. — 
Diminished appetite. — Occasional vomiting of clear water — 
Dra wing-in of the abdomen.— Thirst.— Chilliness.— Great weak- 
ness. — Indifference, or despondency. A. h. Z. II. pp. 105, 106. 

Belladonna X 000 ° relieved a violent pain of the abdomen, 
affecting the right side, and lower half of the abdomen and 
back, and also the right half of the nates ; a sort of spasmodic 
pain. — The patient is obliged to lie down, and to turn contin- 
ually from side to side. Ann. IV. p. 200. 

Belladonna procured speedy relief in a frightful colic, 
with protrusion of the intestines in different places, in the form 
of pads. 

Belladonna is a very useful remedy in colica nephritica, 
caused by gravel in the kidneys. A. h. Z. III. p. 176. 

Carbo veg. has relieved a colic brought on by diarrhoea. 

Symptoms : Pinching pain below the umbilicus on each 
side ; the pain moves from the left side to the right, and here 
becomes pressing from within outwards ; afterwards a paraly- 
tic feeling in the right thigh. Ann. II. p. 100. 

Chamomilla is important in a kind of flatulent colic, 
such as is sometimes consequent upon a cold. This colic is 
characterized by the flatulency becoming incarcerated in differ- 
ent places, as if they would burst, accompanied with a general 
distension in the hypochondria and the scrobiculus cordis, 
indescribable anguish, restlessness, and viscid sweat ; also 
with the sensation as if the patient's bowels would be moved ; 
this is preceded by loud rumbling and grunting, which disap- 
pears again after a small slimy and watery evacuation. Arch. 
VII. 3, p. 85. 

'• , Chamomilla IV, one drop, relieved a case of colica flatu- 
lenta spastica in a child, with green stools, frequently six or 
seven a day. Ann. I. p. 97. 

Chamomilla IV, relieved cutting and burning pains from 
the stomach down to the umbilicus, the patient complaining 
about asthma, and looking very pale. A. h. Z. I. p. 161. 

Cocculus V° relieved a flatulent colic. 

Symptoms : Excessive aching under the last true rib of 
the right side, increased by coughing and stooping. — Flatulent 
distension of the abdomen. — Tearing and burning in the 
bowels ; sudden and violent gripings, and clawing feeling in 
the stomach. — Sometimes inclination to nausea, without vomit- 
ing. — Pressure through the whole head. — Constipation. — Sleep 
interrupted by startings. — Sometimes vehement anguish. — 
Excessive sensibility and tendency to become easily frightened. 
Ann. I. p. 263. 



colic. 133 

Colocynthis IY. Colic brought on by a cold. 

Symptoms : Tearing in the forehead, as if the contents 
would issue. — Little appetite, and bitterish taste. — Violent 
colic ; when the paroxysm approaches, some flatus passes off ; 
afterwards there are violent cuttings in the abdomen, as if the 
contents would be torn and dashed to pieces ; no position of 
the body gives her any relief ; she is near despairing. — Violent 
stitches in the region of the ovaries, terminating in burning. — 
The cutting pain seems to occasion a tearing in the lower 
limbs. — Chilliness during the pains. — Pinching and contractive 
pain in the rectum during a soft stool. — The colic being cured, 
the patient was affected with nightly eructations, tasting as of 
rotten eggs ; pressure in the scrobiculus cordis after a meal ; 
pressure deep in the hypogastrium, and frequent micturition, 
which subsided after taking Puls. III. Arch. II. 2, p. 118. 

Colocynthis IV, one drop. One dose. 

Symptoms : Violent pains in the whole abdomen, with a 
sensation as if the bowels were squeezed between stones. — Is 
constantly obliged to lie bent double, because the pain increases 
when raising the body. — Abdomen large, hard, tense, as in 
tympanitis. — Face pale, falling in, distorted. — Frequent retch- 
ing. — Fainting fits. — Inexpressible anguish, restlessness and 
constipation. — The distention of the abdomen disappeared in a 
few weeks. Arch. V. 3, p. 26. 

Colocynthis X 000 . Colic after a cold. 

Symptoms : Violent pain in the abdomen, she has to bend 
double and to scream. — Continual inclination to vomit. — Diar- 
rhoea. Ann. II. p. 265. 

Colocynthis X 00000 . Colic after a fall. 

Symptoms : Abdomen large and tense, painful to the 
touch, only on the left side and in the groin, as if a spot in that 
region, burning like a wound, had either burst open or had 
been torn. — During the paroxysm, the pain is felt as far as the 
pubic bones, on the right side. — A fortnight ago she felt a hard 
body of the size of a nut protruding on the left side of the ab- 
domen. — Tongue dry, appetite slight. — Frequent empty eruc- 
tations. — Frequent desire to urinate, a quantity of pale yellow 
urine. — She felt easier when at rest. — The remainder of the 
symptoms yielded to Arnica V. Ann. II. p. .265 266. 

Colocynthis VIII, one-fourth of a drop. Violent colic. 
Symptoms : Lancinating and burning pain in the region 
of the loins and kidneys, in front as far as the umbilicus ; has 
to bend double, and finds relief in no position of the body what- 
ever. — Constant retching ; one 'attack of vomiting without any 
relief. — Left lumbar region is very painful to the touch. — 



134 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

Rumbling in the abdomen. — Frequent, empty eructations. — ■ 
No appetite. Ipec. I. had been previously given against the 
retching. Ann. II, p. 267, 268. 

Colocynthis (Tinct. half a drop). Colic after a cold, 

Symptoms : Violent pains in the abdomen, paroxysms, as 
if his bowels were being cut. — Pace disfigured. — Sweat over 
the whole body. — Appetite, thirst and stool were wanting. — 
Abdomen feels sensitive only when touched, and during the 
pains ; between the pains it is soft and small. Ann. II. p. 268. 

Colocynthis VIII, one drop, relieved a violent colic which 
had lasted already ten days, the patient bending double, and 
rolling from side to side in his bed. Ann. II. p. 269. 

Colocynthis X, a quarter of a drop, removed violent, 
pinching pains in a boy, which lasted from four to five 
minutes, and then stopped for a short while. Ann. II. p. 270. 

Colocynthis VIII. Colic with vomiting. 

Symptoms : Pain in the abdomen, day and night, most 
violent in the night ; intermission after midnight ; recurrence of 
the pains in the forenoon. — Stool every five or six days. — In- 
ternal heat and thirst, also some appetite. — When eating some- 
thing, he throws it up again. Ann. II, p. 271. 

Colocynthis VIII°. Violent colic. 

Symptoms : Intense pain in the abdomen, lies in the bed 
bent double and moaning. — Abdomen drawn in. — Pulse quite 
small. — Coldness of the hands and feet. — Occasional vomiting. 
— Face pale, hot, and fallen in. — Every contact of the abdomen 
increases the cutting pains which cause an anguish. — Dryness 
of the skin. — Great thirst, but can only be appeased drop by 
drop ; otherwise vomiting comes on. — Indescribable anguish. 
Ann. III. p. 419. 

Colocynthis quickly removed a colic, with diarrhoea after 
taking the slightest quantity of food, compelling one to bend 
double. A. h. Z. IV. p. 37. 

Hyosciamus appeared to be a suitable remedy for vomiting 
and colic, when the patients constantly utter Cries, or alter- 
nately complain of headache. H. in R. I. p. 347. 

Lycopodium X, one drop, has relieved flatulent pains of 
several weeks' standing. 

Symptoms : Continual pressure in the stomach after par- 
taking moderately of light food, accompanied by a troublesome 
feeling of repletion, and tightness of the scrobiculus cordis, and 
the epigastrium. — The scrobiculus cordis especially is dis- 
tended, sensitive and painful to the touch. — Continual disten- 
tion of the abdomen, and pressure in the same, owing to the 
excessive accumulation of flatulence. — Emission of flatulence 



colic. 135 

relieves the tightness only for a short while ; the abdomen feels 
as if it were filled with nothing but flatulence. — Scanty, rare, 
hard stool. A. h. Z. I. p. 194. 

Nux v. X, one drop. Colic after bathing. 

Symptoms : Drawing and tearing headache ; increased 
when opening the eyes. — Redness of the face and eyes. — Hum- 
ming of the ears. — Delirium when the headache increased ; 
vomiting of the ingesta, with increase of headache. — Tongue 
coated yellow. — Inclination to vomit. — Vomiting of the ingesta, 
with increase of headache. — Speech difficult. — Sometimes terri- 
ble screams ; answers no questions, appears stupefied. — Violent 
spasm in the region of the stomach. — Sour taste in the mouth. — 
Cutting colic. — Unsuccessful desire for stool. — Slight quantity 
of watery urine. — Tearing pain in the joints. — Dry skin. — 
Quick, contracted pulse.— Desponding. Arch. V. 1, p. 72. 

Nux. v. IV. Periodical colic. 

Symptoms : Violent, cutting pains in the region of the 
stomach, with a sensation as if something alive ware whirling 
round ; these pains come on early in the morning, and after a 
meal ; abating at night, increased even to fainting when stoop- 
ing, relieved when bending the body backwards. — Sore pains 
in the abdomen, when walking. — The pains pass off when 
sitting or lying. Arch. IV. 1, p. 122. 

Nux vom. cures cases of flatulent colic seated deep in 
the abdomen, and accompanied with a sensation as if the 
bladder, the shoulder of the bladder, the membranous por- 
tion of the urethra, the perinseum, rectum and anus were being 
cut into, as if cutting flatulence would press out at all these 
parts ; the pain appears intolerable at every step, and obliges 
her to bend herself double ; when at rest, the pains pass off 
very soon. — Nux is also frequently indicated in colica hoe- 
morrhoidalis, and likewise in colic consequent upon accumu- 
lation of fasces and strangulated hernia. H. p. Erf. I. p. 88, etc. 

Phosphorus relieves cases of flatulent colicwhich is seated 
deep in the abdomen, and is generally aggravated bv lying 
down. H. in R. II. p. 140. 

Sec ale X 000 has been found useful in menstrual colic, 
characterized by pale face, cold extremities, cold sweat, small, 
subdued pulse, alternately tearing and cutting pains in the ab- 
domen. Likewise in cases of seated burning pain in the 
spleen and right lumbar region, with constipation, and cholera- 
like pains in the abdomen. 

Secale VI 000 in colic of males, characterized by pain in 
the small of the back, and tearing in the lower limbs, with 
eructation and vomiting. Arch. XV. 1, p. 121. 



136 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

Veratrum : Kind of flatulent colic, after a cold. 

Symptoms : Throbbing headache.— Dryness and burning 
in the throat. — Heartburn, with empty eructations. — Inclina- 
tion to vomit without any vomiting. — Bitter taste. — Clawing 
pain in the pit of the stomach.— Painful inflation of the ab- 
domen, with tightness in the direction of the hypochondria. — 
No stool. — Restlessness in the whole body.— Sleeplessness, 
with violent anguish. — Emission of flatulence seldom procures 
relief. Ann. I. p. 263. 

Zincum YIII relieved troublesome ailments caused by 
flatulence. 

Symptoms : Frequent and violent rumbling and grunting 
in the abdomen, especially below the umbilicus, and the left 
hypochondrium, sometimes accompanied with aching. — Eva- 
cuations regular. — Menstrual spasm, shortly before the appear- 
ance of the menses. Ann. I. p. 97. 

18. GASTRIC AFFECTIONS. 

Arsenicum X, another dose in three months, relieved 
chronic affections of the abdomen. 

Symptoms : In the beginning of the paroxysm, want of 
appetite, with qualmishness and nausea in the stomach, — 
Periodical pressure in the stomach, constantly increasing and 
violent during the paroxysm ; the pressure always occurs some 
time after a meal. — Light sleep ; frequent waking. — On the 
third day he experiences a qualmish and anxious feeling in 
the back, generally on the right side, some inches below the 
scapula, with pressure upon the stomach. — On the fourth day 
this feeling rises between the apex of the scapula and the 
spinal column, and is changed to a violently burning pain, 
aggravated by the slightest touch, relieved only by motion, 
abating during the night. — Sleep restless, with starting ; con- 
vulsions during the siesta. — The whole region from the left 
hypochondrium across the stomach is almost insensible. — Early 
in the morning frequent desire for stool ; has to go to stool 
eight or nine times, preceded by pinching, the stool being 
accompanied and followed by burning and sore pain in the 
rectum. — Stool, first yellowish and liquid, afterwards slimy 
and quite scanty. — Great weakness, discouragement, and out 
of humor. — The symptoms abate on the sixth day ; on the 
seventh nothing but weakness remains. Arch. II. 2, p. 126. 

Belladonna X. Chronic pains in the abdomen ; recur- 
ring during a relapse. 

Symptoms : Inflation of the abdomen, when lying down. 



GASTRIC AFFECTIONS. 137 

above the umbilicus, in the direction of the transverse colon ; 
resembling a distended pad, descending into the abdomen when 
sitting or walking, and resting above the mons veneris, with a 
sensation as if the intestines were not properly attached, and 
would fall into the scrotum ; this sensation is likewise per- 
ceived during stool, and when bearing down. — As soon as the 
swelling reaches the upper part of the abdomen, there is a feel- 
ing of trembling and pulling, as if some one were pulling the 
intestines and the navel downwards and inwards with the fing- 
ers. — Gnawing and grunting in the swelling, frequently, relieved 
by emission of flatulence. — One hand's breadth above the abdom- 
inal ring is frequently seen a hard pad- shaped protrusion, painful 
on the outer side, the pain subsiding when pressing upon it ; in 
this case the pad recedes into the abdomen with a sort of grunt- 
ing. — Occasionally stitches in the small of the back, relieved by 
pressure. — The colic remains the same in any position of the 
body, but it is worst when lying upon the left side, also worse 
at night. — Sometimes stitches in the abdomen, sudden jerks ; 
after some rumbling and grunting the pain subsides. — Diar- 
rhoea after taking either sour or liquid substances, with tenes- 
mus and cutting pain. — Considerable improvement took place 
until the 16th day, then the patient took two doses of Thuya ; 
Belladonna likewise removed a slighter relapse. Arch. III. 
1, p. 70. 

Belladonna is suitable for many pains of the abdomen, 
which can be alleviated by stooping forward or by external pres- 
sure, or when the convolutions of the transverse colon protrude 
like pads ; occasionally accompanied with a pinching, and 
pulling from above downwards, as if the swelling had de- 
scended ; or when the pain consists of a griping and seizing 
below the umbilicus, as with nails ; or when there is a spasmo- 
dic constrictive tightness in the abdomen, with a burning and a 
bearing down sensation, close above the ossa pubis and the 
small of the back, becoming insupportable by the slightest 
motion. Arch. XL 2, p. 61. 

Bryonia t - V -. Gastric affections consequent upon lifting 
heavy weights. The tea of the flowers of Arnica, which 
had been taken in excessive quantity, had aggravated the 
symptoms. 

Symptoms : Although the appetite is good, yet whatever 
nourishment the patient takes, presses with equal violence upon 
the scrobiculus cordis, and the region of the base of the stomach. 
— After some time regurgitation of the ingesta ensues, alleviat- 
ing the pains and increasing the hunger. — Some pressure in 
the stomach even before breakfast. — The pit of the stomach is 

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138 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

very sensitive ; feeling sore when touched and as if there were 
subcutaneous ulceration. — Immediately after a meal, a grunt- 
ing sort of noise in the left side of the stomach, with a painless 
feeling as if the food descended all at once to the left side of 
the epigastrium.— Invitation to cough as if coming out of the 
stomach ; slight throwing up excites the sore feeling in the 
scrobiculus cordis. — Stool intermitting, difficult and slow ; stools 
scanty, hard, and looking as if they were burnt. — At night, 
when lying upon the side, there are sharp stitches in the region 
of the stomach. — Paleness and emaciation. — Fear of death. 
Arch. III. 2, p. 46. 

Bryonia. Derangement of the digestive functions con- 
sequent upon a heavy blow upon the mesogastric region. 

Symptoms : Burning in the stomach at every motion ; 
continued motion causes a violent paroxysm with anguish and 
chilliness. — Constant discharge of blood from the vagina ; 
exhausting metrorrhagia every three weeks. Arch. III. 2, p. 
127. 

Bryonia VI, one drop. Complicated gastric affections. 

Symptoms : Violent vertigo, as if one were balancing to 
and fro, especially when raising the head. — Feeling of fulness 
in the forehead, with a sensation of pressing forwards, as if 
something would issue ; with burning heat and sore pain of 
the scalp. — Face somewhat bloated, hot and red. — Pressure in 
the eyes, as if from sand ; the eyelids are somewhat swollen ; 
when opening them, the headache increases. — The ears feel 
stopped up. — Tongue coated white ; taste flat and insipid. — 
Nausea when raising the head ; frequent hiccough. — Difficult, 
anxious breathing, with oppression of the chest. — Bloated 
abdomen ; tension in the pit of the stomach, with a feeling of 
great warmth ; the parts do not bear the slightest pressure. — 
Painful stiffness of the cervical muscles. — Tearing drawing in 
different parts of the body, with general depression of strength. — 
Skin dry and hot ; thirst violent ; when rising for the purpose 
of drinking, she is attacked with nausea and anxiety. — Stool 
had been suppressed for ten days ; has not yet menstruated. 
Arch. VII. 1, p. 33. 

Bryonia V, principal remedy ; Aconite IV was given 
first, and China IV was exhibited between the first and second 
dose of Bryonia. Derangement of the digestive functions, 
caused by dejection of spirits. 

Symptoms : Pressure in the stomach and stitches in the 
region of the spleen, and likewise on the right side opposite 
the former place, a few hours after a meal. — Pinching in the 
abdomen ; costiveness. — Rising in the oesophagus, which 



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causes a constriction of that organ, and nausea. — A quantity 
of risings of air, shortly after a meaL Ann. I. p. 258. 

Bryonia III. Chronic abdominal affections. 

Symptoms : Great weakness.— Want of appetite ;• fre- 
quently he does not even bear the use of nourishment. — Fre- 
quent tasteless eructations and water-brash. — Frequent attacks 
of indefinite pains in the abdomen, every day ; distention of 
the abdomen ; the region of the stomach is painful to the 
touch. — Stools generally hard. — Profuse exhausting sweat 
every morning. — Pulse feeble and small. Ann. I. p. 96. 

Bryonia X 00000 ; followed, in a fortnight ? by Calc. carb. 
X 000 . 

Symptoms : Drawing pain in the right hypoehondrium 
as far as the stomach and back, every day^ early in the morn- 
ing and shortly after dinner ; this pain is followed by vomiting 
of clear water and afterwards of the ingesta. — Some pain, but no 
vomiting, after supper. — Stool rather hard, and not every day. 
Ann. p. 260. 

Calcarea X°, three doses, at ten days' interval, gave con- 
siderable relief in a gastric affection. 

Symptoms : Coldness, tearing, pressure, stitches, some- 
times burning, in the upper part of the head, extending to the 
forepart. — Heaviness of the head ; vertigo. — Occasional tearing 
and drawing in the eyes. — The nose is generally obstructed ; 
tearing toothache. — Mouth dry, slimy, pasty ; constant thirst, 
but drinks little at a time.— Little appetite ; taste putrid and 
sourish. — Tongue coated yellow-white. — Imperfect eructa- 
tions. — Pressure, fulness and oppression in the region of the 
stomach ; burning sensation from the stomach to the mouth. — 
Stool every three or four days, scanty, hard, dry, knotty, with 
burning at the rectum.-— Frequent and urgent desire to urinate, 
only a few drops, resembling loam-water, being passed with a 
burning sensation.— Oppression of the chest, lias to sit half 
straight. — Burning in the back and shoulders ; drawing and 
tearing in the back and the sides of the upper part of the body. — 
Drawing in the lower limbs. — Cold feet and upper arms, with 
burning in the forearms. — Great general weakness. — Paralytic 
feeling of the right arm.. — Talking is difficult. — Sleep is wanting, 
owing to pain and uneasiness. — Nightly aggravation of the 
pains. — Occasional heat in the face ; frequent general flushes of 
heat. — Frequent burning in different places between skin and 
flesh. — Chilliness when lifting the cover of the bed. Ann. IV. 
p. 318. 

Carbo veg. x of a grain. Torpor of the abdomen, accom- 
panied by obstruction and flatulence, and several daily exhaust- 



140 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

ing bleedings from the nose, brought on by stooping and by- 
pressing at stool. The affection was removed by one dose. 
Arch. VI. 3, p. 97. 

Carbo veg. was found useful in a case of abdominal affec- 
tion of an old man. 

Symptoms : Considerable feeling of fulness and distention 
of the abdomen, frequently accompanied with the sensation as 
if the abdomen would burst. — Oppressed respiration. — Risings 
of air. — Collection of water in the mouth. — Headache. — Fre- 
quent heat in the face. — Indolent stool ; no appetite ; the 
slightest quantity of nourishment either increases or excites the 
pain. — Chilliness over the back. — Hypochondriac mood. Arch. 
XII. 3, p. 143. 

Carbo veg. in gastric affections. 

Symptoms : Frequent tasteless eructations, generally after 
dinner, frequently also in the forenoon. — Want of appetite. — 
Great accumulation of flatulence after dinner. Arch. II. p. 107. 

Carbo veg. in affections from flatulence. 

Symptoms : Excessive accumulation of flatulence a few 
hours after dinner, with rumbling, distention of the abdomen, 
pinching in different places, and excessive heat in the whole 
body. — When the flatulence does not pass off, the patient is 
troubled with affection of the chest, congestion of blood to the 
upper part of the body, and uncomfortableness. Ann. II. p. 
107. 

Cicuta III, one drop. Chronic abdominal sufferings and 
affection of the urinary organs in an old man. 

Symptoms : Yertigo and obscuration of vision when rais- 
ing himself in bed. — Eyes sunken, pupils contracted. — Counte- 
nance pale and livid. — Chest feels too tight ; is unable to 
breathe freely. — Scraping burning or troublesome pressure in 
the stomach. — Little appetite ; repletion and pressure of the 
stomach as soon as he begins to eat. — Frequent pinching, with 
rumbling and grunting in the abdomen ; stools more frequent 
and thinner than usual. — Paralytic weakness of the bladder ; 
is unable to retain the urine, it goes off involuntarily. — Faint, 
weak, and without any strength. — Half-sleep at night, with 
confused dreams ; very tired in the morning ; feels cold and 
chilly internally. Arch. II. 3, p. 145. 

Digitalis V, one drop. Gastric affections. 
Symptoms : Vomiting in the morning, with nausea.— Two 
attacks of diarrhoea.— Frequent vomiting.— Considerable bitter- 
ness in the mouth. — Want of appetite. — Thirst.— Vertigo.— 
Headache above the eyes. — Feeling of great weakness,— Little 
sleep, anxiety. Arch. IX. 2, p. 98. 



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Gratiola gives, in a few days, more relief to hypochondriac 
individuals affected with abdominal sufferings, than any other 
remedies. A. h. Z. I. p. 162. 

Lachesis, three doses. Dyspepsia. 

Symptoms : At times the appetite is good, at times gone ; 
sometimes he can scarcely wait till dinner. — Giddy, heavy and 
lazy after a meal, with short breathing, and the chest feeling 
close and as if irritated by smoke. — The stomach is troubled 
by flatulence ; eructations afford relief, and increase even to 
regurgitation of the ingesta. — Frequent attacks of nausea, diffi- 
cult breathing, weakness even unto fainting, and palpitation of 
the heart with cold sweat. — In the evening, when in bed, he 
feels as if he would suffocate when something gets into his 
mouth or nose. — Sleep interrupted by dreams, frequent waking ; 
in the morning he feels heavy and stupid. — Costiveness. — 
Emaciation, sallow, livid complexion. — After sitting, his lower 
limbs are painful, and his knees feels stiff. Arch. XV. 1, p. 
55. 

Lycopodium, another dose in three weeks, cured a chronic 
abdominal affection, brought on by former suppression of the 
itch ; previous to Lycop. other remedies had been used with- 
out much success. 

Symptoms : Frequent vomiting of food and bile ; the sub- 
stances which are thrown up, are green and bitter ; he fre- 
quently vomits in the morning before breakfast ; he feels 
relieved after eating something warm. — Pressure in the region 
of the stomach. — Fulness in the epigastrium. — Occasional 
diarrhoea. — -Frequent discharge of bitter saliva. — Tongue 
coated yellow. /. d. h. H. II. p. 167. 

Lycopodium X.,°° commenced, and Acid. nit. X.,°° com- 
pleted the cure of important ailments of the abdomen and head, 
brought on by suppression of the itch. 

Symptoms : Frequently, for days, violently throbbing pain 
in the right temple, extending to the left side of the neck, some- 
times greatest at night ; the pain is aggravated by every move- 
ment and by open air, diminished by rest and in a warm room. 
— Sclerotica dark-yellow. — Roaring in the left ear, and diffi- 
culty of hearing. — Appetite generally bad. — Frequent pressure 
on the stomach, especially before breakfast, diminished when 
eating ; with sensation as if the stomach were hanging by a 
silken thread, or as if he had no stomach. — Risings of air. — 
Rising of a sour liquid from the stomach, with burning in the 
throat. — Occasional squeezing (clawing) in the right hypochon- 
drium, extending into the right groin, the testes and thighs, 
so violent that he is forced to lay his thighs across one another : 



142 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

the pain comes on only after stool, and then continues for 
hours.— Great accumulation of flatulence ; if the flatus do not 
pass off, they bring on eructations. Frequent, sudden, lancina- 
ting pains in the right hip-joint and thigh, extending down 
to the knee, increased by every motion, especially when rising 
from a seat ; the pains frequently extend to the small of the 
back and os ischium. — Constant coldness of the feet ; in the 
summer they nre always sweaty. — Weeping mood. Arch. IX. 
1, p. 105. 

Murias Magnesia IV 000 diminished, and Calc. garb. 
X.° removed entirely, a kind of gastric affection. 

Symptoms : Frequent distention of the scrobiculus cordis 
and the region of the stomach during the day, painful on pres- 
sure. — Sensation as if the throat became distended, with con- 
stant desire to vomit. — Frequent attacks of drawing, around 
the hypochondria, and extending as far as the back, the upper 
part of the body appearing stiff, with vertigo and obscuration 
of sight, and trembling all over. When taking an inspiration, 
she feels as if the breath remained between the shoulders and 
did not get into the chest. — No appetite ; every thing tastes 
bitter to her ; bitter eructation. — Stool every forty-eight hours, 
and difficult. — Cold hands and feet, constantly. — Oppression 
of the chest, when walking. Ann. II. p. 262. 

Nux v. i^io"o- Chronic abdominal sufferings. 

Symptoms : Every day, after dinner, for several hours, in- 
tense, pinching, and aching pain in the umbilical region, worse 
when stooping. — Every meal is followed by distention of the ab 
domen with pressure in the pit of the stomach, and oppressed 
breathing. — Frequent water-brash and inclination to vomit. — 
Burning, arising from the pit of the stomach.— Stool rare, indolent 
hard, looks burnt. — Profuse sweat, at night, when lying on his 
back ; he feels chilly, when uncovering himself ever so little. — 
He feels very tired in the morning. — Drowsiness by day, and 
disposition to fall over. Arch. I. 3, p. 163. 

Nux vom. X. Complicated abdominal sufferings, conse- 
quent upon suppression of the menses. 

Symptoms : One evening he falls asleep soon, the other 
late. — Frequent vomiting, brought on by a cramp in the calves 
and feet. — Disagreeable dreams, especially towards morning. — 
Excessively tired in the morning, as if he were bruised all 
over, is obliged to sit a good while. — Contractive sensation in 
the chest, one fit of dry cough, followed by a retching without 
any previous nausea, and afterwards vomiting of a watery, 
slimy substance of bitter taste. — The vomiting is accompanied 
by spasm of the lower jaw and coldness of feet. — Great wea 



GASTRIC AFFECTIONS. 143 

riness after the vomiting ; the whole body feels bruised ; tear- 
ing in the head, especially in temple and forehead, and pressure 
in the stomach. — These symptoms are followed by an aching 
and lancinating pain during an inspiration, during loud talking 
or exercise ; disappearing in the afternoon. — The vomiting 
frequently does not occur till an hour after rising, after having 
previously taken something warm. — Little appetite, is easily 
satiated. — Taste generally indifferent. — Sometimes colic, stool 
hard. — Scalp is painful as if it were bruised, especially on the 
top of the head. — The hair is painful and falls off. — Tingling 
and roaring before the ears. — Eyes faint and weak. — Every day 
several attacks of flushes of heat, with general anguish. — Four 
hernias at the same time. — The principal affection was relieved 
by Nux ; the other symptoms yielded to other remedies. Ann, 
III. 1, p. 89. 

Nux vom. II, one drop. Gastric symptoms. 

Symptoms : Violent stitches in the region of the false ribs 
of the right side, every day, in paroxysms, mostly in the fore- 
noon ; the whole side becomes curved by contraction, a tangible 
and hard nodosity being formed in that side. — Violent thirst, 
and short, oppressed breathing. — -Afterwards heat and redness 
of the right side of the face, with violent stitches in the right 
temple. — Costive ness ; unsuccessful tenesmus. — During the 
paroxysm, and also between the paroxysms^ although in a 
lesser degree : violent pressure upon the bladder, as if he would 
urinate constantly, the urine going off drop by drop, with vio- 
lent burning in the urethra. — All the symptoms become aggra- 
vated after a meal. — Great weakness in all the limbs. — One 
drop of the tincture of Cannabis removed the remaining 
nightly tenesmus of the bladder, during which only a few, and 
lastly bloody drops of urine were passed. Arch. III. 2, p. 34. 

Nux vom. VI, one drop. Chronic gastric complaints. 

Symptoms : Vertigo, resembling a swoon, vanishing of the 
senses ; has to lean against something or to lie down. — Roar- 
ing of the ears ; no appetite ; thirst. — Nausea and vomiting of 
a bitter-tasting water every morning before breakfast, with 
anxiousness and trembling. — Pressure upon the stomach and 
distention from flatulence after every meal. — The abdomen is 
very much distended. — The menses appear six or eight days 
too soon, and are accompanied with weakness. — Dry cough. — 
Asthmatic constriction of the chest. Arch. III. 2, p. 125. 

Nux vom. IV. Periodical abdominal complaints. 

Symptoms : Early in the morning and after a meal : vio- 
lent, cutting, and whirling pains in the umbilical region, as if 
something alive were turning about there ; abating at night, 



144 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

and increasing to a swoon when stooping.— When walking, 
the patient feels sore in the abdomen. Arch. IV. 1, p. 121. 

Nux vom. V, and afterwards X. Complicated derangement 
of the digestive functions. 

Symptoms : Lazy and sleepy the whole day ; the head 
feels benumbed.— Out of humor and sensitive ; he takes every 
little trifle in bad part ; he is constantly tormented by some 
silent anger. — A number of erections, or emission of semen 
while the penis is relaxed, with exhaustion. — Tired early in 
the morning. — Nauseated and qualmish in the morning ; rising 
of a bitter-sour liquid, sometimes at night. — Taste putrid or 
bitter early in the morning. — Sensation as if the stomach were 
spoiled ; he imagines he smells badly from his mouth. — After 
a meal he feels a pressure in the pit of the stomach, and the 
abdomen is distended. — Little appetite ; eats much, but more 
from habit. — Stool at times hard, at times diarrhceic, sometimes 
mixed with half-digested food. — His employment is merely 
intellectual ; he abhors exercise in the open air. Arch. VI. 1, 
p. 49, etc. 

Nux vom. II, one drop, relieved painful abdominal symp- 
toms, with costiveness, vomiting and headache, in a person 
who drank much coffee. Arch. XV. 3, p. 118. 

Nux vom. Half a grain of the extract in distilled water. 

Symptoms : Despondency, sadness, apprehensiveness, peev- 
ishness, out of humor, despairing of his recovery ; dread of 
labor. — Head dull and heavy, with aching in the frontal cavi- 
ties. — Drowsiness. — Sleep unrefreshing, with terrifying dreams. 
— Complexion yellowish and pale. — Tongue, mouth and fauces 
are covered with yellowish-white mucus. — Taste insipid and 
putrid. — Appetite, but the food is nevertheless loathsome to 
him. — Eructation after a meal and inclination to vomit. — The 
abdomen is full and distended. — The stomach feels bloated. — 
Painful drawing in the abdomen, with tenesmus. — The symp- 
toms become worse after a meal. Ann. I. p. 86. 

Nux vom. X, relieved complicated abdominal symptoms, 
Cocculus IV. removing the remainder ; Pulsatilla III had 
been given first with some success. 

Symptoms : Frequent vertigo, even when sitting. — Head- 
ache when moving the eyes or looking long on one object. — 
Humming in the ears. — Sallow, pale complexion. — Bitter taste 
in the mouth. — Want of appetite. — Pressure on the stomach 
after every meal. — Four or five hours after dinner, rising of 
flatulence in the hypochondria, followed by pressure, fulness 
and drawing together in the stomach, pinching in the abdomen, 
finally vomiting of sour water, with violent stretching of the 



GASTRIC AFFECTIONS. 145 

limbs. The symptoms are relieved by leaning the head on 
something. — Frequent attacks of nausea with vanishing of sight. 
— Frequent, empty eructations and sensation of emptiness in the 
stomach early in the morning, relieved after a meal. — Indolent, 
intermitting stool, followed by burning at the anus. — Oppres- 
sion at the chest, almost every day in the afternoon. — Suppres- 
sion of the menses for three months past. — Heaviness of the 
feet ; they are rather cold. — Sleeps well, but dreams a good 
deal. — Great thinness and weakness. — She feels better in the 
open air. — Weeping and apprehensive mood. Ann. I. p. 88. 

Nux vom. IV, several doses. Chronic abdominal affection. 
Con. Asa. and Cocc. were given as intermediate remedies. 

Symptoms : Little appetite ; tongue coated white.— Qualms 
of sickness after every meal. — Pressure and fulness in the 
stomach and abdomen. — Eructations tasting of the ingesta. — 
Single, violent stitches in the abdomen. — Sensation as if a stone 
were lying in the stomach and distended this organ. — Spas- 
modic constriction and pressing in the abdomen, which becomes 
hard and tense. — Periodical attacks of colicky pains, with 
retching and obstinate constipation. — The spasm in the abdo- 
men is frequently accompanied with chilliness ; feverish chilli- 
ness through the whole body, alternating with heat which rises 
to the head. Ann. I. p. 91. 

Nux vom. X. Complicated gastric derangement. 

Symptoms : Nausea every morning. — Loud rumbling in 
the abdomen, with slight pinching. — Accumulation of water in 
the mouth. — Tension or slight pressure over the stomach. — 
Stool not daily. — Stitching headache during and after the men- 
ses. — No appetite. — Loathing. — Contractive sensation in the 
stomach, with nausea, greatest in the morning. — The menses, 
which are insufficient, appear five days too soon. — Sociable 
mood, affected by sad events. — Inclines to weep. Ann. I. 
p. 259. 

Nux vom., two doses. Chronic abdominal derangement. 

Symptoms : Constant headache with periodical stitches in 
the temples. — Vertigo when stooping. — Constant roaring in the 
ears. — Distention of the stomach and feeling of repletion shortly 
after beginning to eat. — Constant uneasiness in the abdomen, 
and difficult emission of flatulence. — Frequent eructations. — 
Stool hard and scanty, accompanied with a sensation of pres- 
sure from above downwards. — Thick urine. — Oppressed breath- 
ing, which is sometimes interrupted by shocks arising from the 
stomach in the direction of the pit. — Constant pressure on the 
sternum. — Alternation of heat and chilliness. — Slight, exhaust- 
ing morning-sweat. — Sleep full of dreams. — All the symptoms 



146 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

were worse in the morning, during exercise, and in the open 
air. Ann. II. p. 102. 

Nux vom., three doses. Chronic abdominal affections. 

Symptoms : Little appetite ; no thirst. — Frequent dryness 
in the throat. — Tongue coated white in the morning. — The 
pit of the stomach and the abdomen are distended, especially 
after a meal. — Constant feeling of heaviness in the abdomen. — 
Pain in the loins during motion. — Frequent unsuccessful 
desire for stool. — Pale countenance ; blue margins around the 
eyes. — Great weakness in the hips and left thigh.— Weight of 
the head. — Melancholy. — Stupor ; lassitude in the morning 
when waking up. Ann. II. p. 102. 

Nux vom. Gastric affection. 

Symptoms : Painful distention of the stomach. — Burning 
pressure arising from the scrobiculus cordis. — Aching and 
spasmodic drawing in the region of the stomach after a meal, 
with cutting and rumbling in the abdomen. — Aching and ten- 
sive pain in the small of the back and back. — Costiveness with 
tenesmus. — Scraping sensation in the throat, heartburn. — 
Rising of air, especially after eating. — Inclination to vomit, 
early in the morning, and after a meal. — Aversion to food. — 
Coated tongue. — Bitterish, sourish taste in the mouth. — Ver- 
tigo. — Obtusion of the head. — Pressure and tension in the fore- 
head ; drawing and pressure in the occiput. — Drawing pain in 
the arms. — Weakness. — Drowsiness. — Out of humor. Ann. 
II. p. 102. 

Nux vom., two doses. Gastric affection. 

Symptoms: Sensation after every meal as if the food 
remained above the orifice of the stomach, and were then 
squeezed back again to the mouth ; afterwards loud belching. — 
The abdominal integuments are drawn in so as to come in con- 
tact with the spine, with burning in the pit of the stomach. — 
Suffocative sensation when lying down. — Want of appetite. — 
Great thirst. — Uneasy sleep with fearful dreams. Ann. II. p. 
103. 

Nux vom. V, one drop, removed the greatest number of the 
symptoms in a case of chronic abdominal affections. After- 
wards Calc. Lyc. and Nat. were exhibited. 

Symptoms : Bloatedness of the region of the stomach for 
fifteen years past, with gurgling when pressing upon it. — Sev- 
eral times a sensation as if a worm were creeping up the 
oesophagus like a serpent, with a sensation of coolness and con- 
vulsions of the lower jaw. — Constant and violent aching in 
the region of the stomach, sometimes burning, extending as far 
as the hypochondria, which experiences a stitching sensation. — 



GASTRIC AFFECTIONS. 147 

When stooping, sensation as if a rope were tied around the 
upper part or the body ; this sensation is still more violent 
when bending the body backwards. — When inclining to the 
right side, sensation as if the stomach were being pressed out ; 
this sensation is also felt when breathing. — The pain in the 
stomach is increased by breathing, walking, and in the after- 
noon. — Constant sensation as of emptiness in the abdomen ; 
entire retraction of the abdomen after stool. — Constant feeling of 
repletion, with hunger ; after a meal, the abdomen feels distended 
with wind. — Tongue coated white. — Oily and putrid taste in the 
mouth, early in the morning. — Frequent, oily eructations. — 
Stool generally hard and intermitting. — Frequent headache ; 
pressure in the forehead, with heat on the outside. — Want of 
disposition to work ; want of cheerfulness ; forgetfulness ; he 
frequently forgets a thought suddenly. Ann. III. p. 14. 

Nux vom. X, one drop. Chronic derangement of the diges- 
tive apparatus. 

Symptoms : Periodical want of appetite. — Tongue coated 
white, all the time ; sometimes nausea. — Stool hard, sometimes 
intermitting. — Pressure iu the head after every meal, especially 
in the occiput ; this pressure unfits him for mental labor. — 
The remainder of the symptoms, especially the symptoms of 
the head, were removed by Carbo veg. X 00 °. Ann. III. p. 
274. 

Nux vom. V, Calc. and Phosp., a few doses of each, 
removed a great digestive weakness, with retching and rising 
of mucus in the morning hours, accumulation of water in the 
mouth, and chronic diarrhoea. A. h. Z. II. p. 113. 

Nux vom., one drop of the tincture, repeated every two 
hours, with previous exhibition of the first attenuation, relieved 
a violent, painful pressure in the head, accompanied by derange- 
ment of the stomach and the intestines, coated tongue, anorexia, 
constipation, etc. A. h. Z. II. p. 130. 

Nux vom., 1\ grain, every two hours, relieved vomiting, 
abdominal complaints, and arthritic pains in the joints, in a 
person who had been addicted to drinking. A. h. Z. II. p. 130. 
Nux vom. X 000 . Complicated abdominal derangement. 
Symptoms : Vertigo when stooping. — When moving the 
head, in a room, pain as from subcutaneous ulceration. — 
Straining pain in the nape of the neck, extending as high up as 
the top of the head. — Weakness of memory ; has to think long 
before he is able to recollect things. — Single stitches in the 
head darting from temple to temple. — Dimness of sight, espe- 
cially in a room. — Humming and roaring in the right ear, or 
ringing as of bells in both ears. — Tingling and tearing in the 



14S AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

right ear. — Frequent tearing and drawing in both rows of 
teeth. — When talking, his tongue feels as if it became thicker 
and hindered talking. — Has to swallow saliva frequently, with 
dryness of mouth. — Nourishment is almost tasteless. — Neither 
hungry, nor thirsty. — Eructatious tasting of the ingesta, when 
eating a little more than usually. — Nausea early in the morn- 
ing, and great thirst for cold water. — Pressure in the pit of the 
stomach, with excessive anguish, afterwards the head becomes 
affected; in the night the symptoms are worse lhan by day. — 
Stool every twenty-four hours, with considerable emission of 
flatulence, and previous pinching and cutting in the abodmen. — 
Frequent pressure upon the bladder ; has to urinate suddenly. — 
Lascivious dreams while asleep, with emission of semen and 
subsequent weakness, with stitches in the small of the back and 
warmth of the body. — Shortness of breath when walking and 
going up stairs. — The neck seems enlarged round about. — 
Pressure in the pit of the neck, which sometimes hinders 
breathing. — Single stitches below the sternum, more violent 
when pressing upon it. — Violent stitches in the small of the 
back, nape of the neck and chest, every four weeks, with a 
peculiar feeling of warmth. — Sleep hard ; is unable to fall 
asleep from anguish. — Violent beating of the heart, at night, 
with uneasiness and anxiousness. — Anxious mood, vehement, 
out of humor, inclining to quarrel. A. h. Z. VI. p. 169, 170. 

Petroleum VI removed the greatest number of symptoms 
in a case of complicated gastric derangement. 

Symptoms : Vertigo when stooping. — Cloudiness. — Violent 
pressure in the forepart of the head, aggravated by intellectual 
labor, even unto complete imbecility. — Violent heat in the head 
and face. — Eyes faint ; twinkling before the eyes. — Appetite 
slight. — Repugnance to meat and fat. — Constant thirst. — 
Taste bitter-sourish. — Nausea, especially after a meal. — Some- 
times green, bitter vomiting. — Pressure in the stomach after 
eating. — Frequent feeling of coldness in the body. — Violent 
cuttings and twitchings in the abdomen, as high as the chest, 
with sudden, violent bearing down upon the rectum. — The 
pain abates after the evacuation. — Watery, yellow evacuations, 
six, seven or eleven a day ; afterwards burning at the rectum. 
— Faint and physically depressed, with frequent tearing in all 
the limbs. — Early waking ; is unable to fall asleep again. — 
Colic and diarrhoea at night. — Low-spirited, sad. The 
remaining symptoms were removed by Phosphorus and Calc. 
Arch. VIII. 3, p. 124. 

Phosphorus X°°, after Mgan. carb. had been exhibited 
unsuccessfully, removed a gastric affection. 



GASTRIC AFFECTIONS. 149 

Symptoms : After carrying a heavy load, a spot on the left 
side of and a little above the pit of the stomach, became some- 
what bloated, hard, painful to pressure, even that of the clothes. 
- — Pain in that part, as of a load. — Paroxysms of compressive 
griping in the stomach, which take away her breath and make 
her unable to talk ; she falls over, nevertheless she knows 
what happens to her. — Absence of thirst. — Appetite at times 
great, at times little. — After every meal she felt tight and re- 
plete, as if there were no passage through the stomach. — Con- 
tinual, short, dry cough, the stomach aching. — Is unable to 
fetch a deep breath, or to lie upon the back. — Frequent palpita- 
tion of the heart. — Weak pulse. — Constant headache and ver- 
tigo. — Constant coldness of the hands and feet. — Feels always 
faint ; is .unable to walk far. — Menses scanty, with violent pain 
in the small of the back and abdomen. — Red, miliary eruption 
on the upper part of the body. — Every morning chilliness with 
cold hands and feet, for one hour, afterwards pain and heat in 
the head. Ann. II. p. 261. 

Pulsatilla -fu-V -- Abdominal spasms brought on by a 
cold caught at a ball. 

Symptoms : Yiolent pressing upon the rectum, during 
which she only passes little stool, diarrhoeic. — The spasms 
always occur a couple of hours after the appearance of the 
menses, which are accompanied with chilliness and lassitude, 
last from four to five days, scanty. — The violent spasms are 
accompanied with sour vomiting ; this affords a little relief and 
is followed by weakness of the stomach. — The pains are re- 
lieved by lying down, increased by motion. — Eating is fre- 
quently followed by pressure in the stomach, nausea and sour 
eructations. — Equanimity, is unable to break out. The few 
remaining symptoms were removed by Ferrum. Arch. 
I. p. 88. 

Pulsatilla, two doses. Complicated chronic abdominal 
affection. 

Symptoms : Dry mouth, clean tongue. — Want of thirst ; 
great appetite. — Painful distention of the stomach after a slight 
meal, heaviness of the head, stiffness of the neck, oppressed 
breathing, ill-humor, violent melancholy or laughing and weep- 
ing without any reason. — Obstinate constipation ; stool is fol- 
lowed by pain as from excoriation in the anus and stitches in the 
rectum. — Copious watery urine. — Incarceration of flatulence 
which causes pain. — Headache ; tingling in the ears, great 
paleness. — General weakness and emaciation. — Constant feel- 
ing of coldness in the limbs ; dry skin. — The symptoms be- 
come worse every month, owing to a suppression of previous 



150 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

hemorrhoidal flux. — Mild temperament. — Pulsat. brought 
back the flux ; the subsequent disposition to constipation was 
removed by Menyanthes. Ann. I. p. 106. 

Rhus X, one drop. Abdominal sufferings with hypochon- 
driac mood, consequent upon wounded feelings. 

Symptoms : Loss of appetite and sleep ; imperfect diges- 
tion. — Despondency, dread of men. — Imagines he can no longer 
fulfil the duties of his office ; he is threatened by an unhappy 
future ; felt apprehensive about the welfare of his children. — Is 
unable to fall asleep in the evening on account of sad thoughts, 
has frightful dreams. — A feeling of anxiety rises from the abdo- 
men to the chest and head. — An improvement followed very 
soon. Baryt. acet. YI was given afterwards. Ann. I. p. 89. 

Sepia VI 0000 , after several other remedies had been given 
without success. Gastric symptoms with sedentary mode 
of life. 

Symptoms : Pain as if a knife were plunged through the 
scrobiculus cordis as far as the back, almost every moment, 
even at night ; the pain can scarcely be endured. — Anguish as if 
he would die ; sensation as if the scrobiculus cordis became 
constricted. — Suppression (interception) of breath. — Water rises 
from the stomach ; this affords some relief. — The pain is aggra- 
vated by motion. — Every meal weighs in the stomach like a 
stone ; the stomach does not bear any external pressure. — Stool 
rather hard. — Constant dulness and vertigo ; weight over the 
eyes ; he is unable to see clearly. — Constant, internal chilliness 
through the whole body. — Starting when falling asleep. — The 
pains diminished after the administration of Sepia ; they no 
longer recurred every day, and then in the evening, the gen- 
eral health improved likewise ; Lycop. X 000 removed the 
affection completely. Ann, II. p. 263. 

Silicea X°, and in ten weeks Petrol. VII 00 . Chronic 
abdominal derangement with morbid sexual instinct. 

Symptoms : Headache in the temples, as if nails were 
being driven in ; in the forehead, the pain presses from within 
outwards, the external head being likewise painful ; a diminu- 
tion of the headache is followed by nausea, choking and con- 
striction in the fauces and throat. — Giddiness. — Forgetfulness. 
— Wheels before the eyes. — Tongue coated white, dry and 
looking torn. — Sometimes tearing in the cheek-bones in the 
morning. — Frequent inflammation of the throat, passing into 
suppuration. — Occasional creeping in the throat, and mucus 
flowing from the mouth, especially at night. — Little appetite, 
the taste being good ; sometimes canine hunger. — Fulness 
after a meal, sensation of coldness, qualmishness, and sensation 



GASTRIC AFFECTIONS. 151 

as if something cold and hard, like stone, were suspended in 
the stomach and were in motion. — Hiccough with pain in the 
region of the diaphragm, and subsequent lassitude. — Stool hard 
and indolent. — Menses every three weeks, very profuse ; pre- 
ceded by headache for five days, also succeeded by headache, 
with lascivious and fatiguing dreams, finally recurring every 
three or five days. — Itching and burning as from red-hot coal, 
between the shoulders and in the small of the back. — Tearing 
pains in the bones of the extremities, with burning, itching and 
smarting, especially after the dreams, and by day when at 
rest. — Great weakness in the limbs. — Great drowsiness by 
day. — Very faint early in the morning. — Sound sleep at night. 
— After the dreams, cutting and burning in the mammas and 
nipples, intercepting (arresting) the breathing. — Leucorrhoea 
looking like milk, increasing after the dreams, slimy, smarting, 
and causing soreness. — Itching and cutting in the abdomen and 
vagina, with subsequent discharge of mucus. — Frequent yawn- 
ing, with subsequent chilliness on the arms, shaking and goose- 
skin, with sensation as if cold water were being poured over 
the skin, afterwards heat in the head. — Feet are always cold. — 
Anxiety ; palpitation of the heart when reflecting or walking. — 
Trembling in the limbs. — After taking Silica, the abdomen 
felt easier, the lascivious dreams were less frequent, the pains 
in the bones disappeared ; Petrol, removed the remainder of 
symptoms. Ann. IV. p. 65. 

Sulphur (smelling) removed strangling, vomiting of 
water, and cough in the morning, with chilliness at every 
motion or during unfavorable weather ; these symptoms had 
been brought on by suppression of herpes. Boring and draw- 
ing pains in the back and thighs, aggravated at night, were 
relieved by Silex. Ann. IV. p. 255. 

Sulphur removed for some time, and Lycop. for a longer 
period, a pressure and compressive sensation in the abdomen, 
rising towards the stomach, especially after a meal, with nau- 
sea. Ann. IV. p. 255. 

Sulphur relieved a pain in the pit of the stomach, as if two 
stones were being rubbed against one another ; when the pain 
subsided, there was a sensation as of a heavy lump lying in 
the abdomen, with coustant diarrhoea ; sitting crooked relieved 
the pain. Four doses of Sulphur relieved a chronic pain in 
the left hypochondrium, and the back : pressure and stitches 
which did not bear contact and moved towards the abdomen, 
stomach and head. Ann. IV. p. 255. 

Sulphur, smelling, removed a rending pain in the abdo- 
men, which occurred immediately after a meal ; it also cured a 



152 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

periodical aching and grinding pain, affecting the stomach and 
squeezing the chest together, with nausea and flow of water 
from the mouth, also occurring at night ; and lastly, Sulphur 
cured a pain in the right side of the abdomen felt during stool. 
Ann. IV. p. 255. 

Sulphur O 00 , after using other remedies in vain. Abdomi- 
nal spasms with diarrhoea. 

Symptoms : Pains in the whole abdomen, pinching, and 
as if a fist were turning in the abdomen ; alternating with pain 
in the pit of the stomach as if two stones were being rubbed 
against one another ; the subsidence of this symptom is fol- 
lowed by a sensation as if a stone were lying in the abdomen. — 
The pains are alleviated by sitting crooked, they are excited by 
eating sweet things. — Frequent attacks of heartburn a day. — 
Frequent pain in the chest as if a stitch were being pushed up 
from below. — General faintishness, and especially paralysis in 
the calves. — Fit, every three to six months ; the toes become 
stiff and painful ; violent cramp in the calves ; sensation as if 
a spider were creeping through the whole body, beginning at 
the lips and tips of the fingers ; the arm, and finger-joints 
become curved. In about five minutes the above-mentioned 
pain in the abdomen comes on, with discharge of thin, brown 
faeces, even at night. Ann. IV. p. 464. 

Sulphur X proved curative, in a few hours, in a pressure 
of the stomach, heartburn, diarrhoea, rumbling in the body and 
weakness as if one would fall over. A. h. Z. III. p. 176. 

Sulphur has cured chronic derangement of the digestive 
functions. 

Symptoms : Continual inflation of the epigastric region, 
with oppressed breathing, before breakfast, but especially after 
eating ever so little. — Empty and sour eructations, inclination 
to vomit, sometimes vomiting. — Continual pressure, mingled 
with periodical burning at the stomach. — Costiveness. A.h.Z. 
VI. p. 22. 

Veratrum, several doses, III, IV, and 13. Chronic 
abdominal affections, brought on by sitting up late at night, 
and excessive working, aggravated by powerful doses of 
China. 

Symptoms : Nightly heat and starting ; is frequently lying 
in bed with his eyes closed, but with full consciousness ; some- 
times sweat breaks out immediately. — Obtusion and pressure 
over the eyes and in the upper part of the forehead, the hair 
being painful and the power of thinking vanishing. — The eye- 
lids become enlarged in the open air or after weeping ; swell- 
ing of the lachrymal gland after a sleepless night. — Nose 



psoitis. 153 

dry. — Humming of the ears while the system is in an excited 
condition. — The tongue is sometimes coated. — Tenacious 
mucus in the mouth. — Drawing, tensive sensation in the nape 
of the neck, extending as far as the occiput, and experienced 
while (he nerves are very much excited. — Burning in the hands 
under the cover of the bed. — Eats without feeling a desire for it ; 
great anguish after a meal, unsuccessful desire for eructations, 
renewed feeling of hunger. — When the food reaches the colon, 
there is a pushing and scraping felt in it, by which the whole 
body and the thinking faculty become quite inactive, so that he 
imagined he ceased to exist. If roused from this state, the fit 
passes off very fast ; when left to its natural course, it lasts 
twenty-four hours, and ends with exhausting sweat. — Even 
talking excites that morbid sensation in the abdomen. — Great 
indolence of the rectum, no desire for stool. — Loins, legs and 
feet sweat the most easily. — Sweat breaks out easily ; when 
spontaneous it affords relief. — Indifferent, frequently a weeping 
mood. — Veratrum was the chief remedy in this case ; 
Ipecacuanha and Pulsatilla were used once only as inter- 
mediate remedies. Arch. VII. 1, p. 40. 

19. PSOITIS. 

Colocynthis X, one dose, cured three cases of psoitis, with 
violent pains in the right thigh, which prevented the patient 
from treading on the foot. Arch. XII. 2, p. 172. 

Colocynthis IV, giving Aconite first, afforded the most 
relief in a case of chronic psoitis, brought on after a violent cold, 
in a man addicted to drinking. 

Symptoms : Violent pain across the whole hypogastric 
region, throbbing.— Violent pain in the interior of the body, 
apparently in the psoas-muscle, and tension of the abdominal 
muscles from the umbilicus to the lower limbs, hinder walk- 
ing ; sensation in those parts as if all the tendons were torn 
and cut ; the pain is least when sitting crooked. — Cough aggra- 
vates the pain — Frequent difficulty of urinating ; sometimes 
the urine is mixed with blood. — Fever towards evening. — 
Out of humor, peevish. — Two doses of Coloc. afforded much 
relief; the remaining pain in the region of the psoas-muscle 
was removed by Digitalis. — After Dig. was given a last dose 
of Coloc III. Ann. I. p. 292. 

Aconitum X, half a drop, several doses, and Bryonia, 
removed psoitis in a lying-in woman. A. h. Z. IV. p. 263. 



154 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 



20. CHOLERA. 

Arsenicum X, one drop. Sporadic cholera. 

Symptoms : Sunken, hippocratic countenance : eyes dim 7 
yellowish, without lustre ; nose pointed. — Mouth open ; lips 
and tongue diy, blackish, parched. — Body covered with cold, 
viscid sweat. — Pulse extremely small, intermitting, quick and 
scarcely perceptible. — Head heavy, dreary, giddy, with weak- 
ness of memory and stupid feeling in the head, stupefying 
headache. — Humming in the ears, with hard hearing. — Speech 
tremulous, weak, scarcely audible. — Constant nausea with 
vomiting and diarrhoea. — Unquenchable thirst ; drinking ever 
so little brings on vomiting of green matter, with diarrhoea. — 
Violent pressure in the pit of the stomach, with burning in the 
abdomen, as of red-hot coal. — Extreme exhaustion with cold- 
ness of the limbs, excessive anguish and restlessness. Aits, 
acting too powerfully, Ipec. I, had to be given, to moderate its 
effects. Arch. Y. 3, p. 33. 

Arsenicum 40, one drop. Cholera of a child. 

Symptoms : Increasing diarrhoea, with constant thirst, vio- 
lent gestures and screams before and during the evacuations, 
with redness and excoriation of the anus and the neighboring 
parts. — On the fourth day, instantaneous vomiting after swal- 
lowing something liquid. — Extreme exhaustion ; lips and 
tongue dry. — Eyes sunken, dim and broken ; nose pointed. — 
Head and extremities were covered with cold, viscid sweat. — 
Pulse scarcely perceptible, trembling. — Previous to taking 
medicine the child was no longer able to vomit ; there was mere 
retching. Ars. afforded prompt relief. Arch. Y. 3, p. 37, etc. 

Arsenic X, one dose. Chronic cholera brought on by 
taking cold on the stomach after having been heated first. 

Symptoms : Great nausea and drowsiness by day ; after 
eating, likewise at night and especially towards morning, 
violent vomiting of the ingesta, bile, and acrid, acid substances, 
with great exertions and pain in the stomach. — The vomiting 
was followed by intensely painful burning in the region of the 
stomach, as of red hot coal, extending down to the umbilicus, 
with great sensitiveness of these parts : violent pain in the 
abdomen when coughing or laughing, as if the parts were sore 
and stretched too much. — Rumbling in the abdomen ; incar- 
ceration of flatulence ; stitches under the ribs. — Frequent 
diarrhoea of green mucus in little quantity, with troublesome 
tenesmus and violent burning of the rectum. — The burning pain 
in the pit of the stomach is especially felt when lying down and 



CHOLERA. 155 

at night when falling asleep, with violent oppression of the chest, 
sleeplessness and excessive restlessness. — Almost constantly 
severe coryza with bleeding at the nose and violent pressure 
over the eyebrows. — Want of appetite ; aliment is tasteless. — 
Rising of acrid humor from the stomach. — Sad, anxious, inclin- 
ing to weep during the attack. — Great failing of strength. — 
Pale, sallow, bloated countenance. — Anguish about the heart 
and apprehension of near death. Arch. III. 1, p. 99, etc. 

Arsenicum X°°, one dose. Cholera. 

Symptoms : Burning pains in the abdomen after supper, 
violent, and almost without any intermission. — Vomiting and 
discharge by the rectum of water and mucus, after eating ever 
so little. — Absence of thirst, with internal heat. Ann. II. p. 
255. 

Arsenicum X, one drop, relieved the vomiting in a case of 
cholera entirely, and the diarrhoea sufficiently for the stools to 
be retained for some time. A. h. Z. II. p. 63. 

Arsenicum, one dose, relieved a case of cholera coming on 
after the cessation of the menses. 

Symptoms : Tearing ache in the middle of the head, 
worse by day and after exercise, better after sleeping. — Vertigo 
and weakness when talking much. — Repeated vomiting of 
food at indefinite periods ; after having vomited the food, she 
threw up a watery fluid and finally bile, accompanied by colic, 
followed by frequent, blackish, diarrhoeic stools. — Great weak- 
ness and cold sweat over the whole body ; the skin is usually 
dry and cold. — Tongue clean ; no appetite during the parox- 
ysms. — Sallow complexion ; dark margins around the eyes. 
J. d.h.H.l. p. 160. 

Chamomilla relieved a case of cholera, characterized by 
twenty watery evacuations a day, frequent vomiting of sour 
smelling mucus and of the food which had been taken three 
days previously. A. h. Z. I. p. 146. 

Chamomilla, in a case of cholera, relieved the great an- 
guish and the pressure in the pit of the stomach, and especially 
the most violent cramps in the calves. A. h. Z. II. p. 63. 

China IV, one dose. Cholera in an old man. 

Symjjtoms : Violent diarrhoea of watery slime, mostly at 
night, painless, with discharge of undigested food. — Frequent 
vomiting of mucus, water, food, with sourish, bitter taste. 
When eating, painful pressure in the abdomen and the region 
of the stomach, with oppression of the chest, followed by rising 
of air, which afforded relief. — Want of appetite, with continual 
feeling of repletion and repugnance to aliment which was oth- 
erwise agreeable. — Uneasy sleep. — Dark, turbid, scanty urine. 



156 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

Exhaustion even unto fainting. — Small, quick, rather hard 

pulse. — Hippocratic countenance. — Painfully anxious, uneasy 
mood. Arch. I. 3, p. 180. 

Colocynthis VI, one drop, repeated every two, afterwards 
every three hours, relieved a case of sporadic cholera in twen- 
ty-four hours. 

Symptoms : Uninterrupted vomiting, first of the food, after- 
wards of a greenish fluid, combined with attacks of diarrhoea 
in quick repetition, becoming more and more thin and discol- 
ored. — Violent, lancinating, cutting pain in the abdomen, with 
violent cramps in the calves. — No urine. — Rapid failing of 
vitality. A. h. Z. V. p. 150. 

Dulcamara, giving two doses of Ipec. first. Cholera 
brought on by cold drinking. 

Symptoms : Vomiting of the beverage, and of yellow green 
bile, finally of mere mucus. — Frequent green stools. — Abdo- 
men extremely painful, especially in the umbilical region ; 
retraction of the region of the stomach with burning pain. — 
Extreme weakness. — Cold limbs. — Pulse almost entirely col- 
lapsed. — Great dullness of mind. — Burning thirst. Ann. II. 
p. 91. 

Ipecacuanha, from ^ to ^, of a grain, every three or four 
hours, generally two doses, in the worst cases six ; cured a 
number of cases of sporadic cholera. 

Symptoms : Slight chills, or even shuddering, with cold 
face and extremities ; sometimes preceded by an uncomfortable 
feeling for several hours, stretching of the limbs and faint feel- 
ing ; at times the chills came on quite suddenly, and appeared 
to commence in the stomach and intestines. — After the chills 
had lasted from two to five hours, heat came on, extending 
over the whole body, especially in the abdomen. — Tongue 
coated yellowish, rather dry. — Pressure in the region of the 
stomach. — This was followed by vomiting of the beverage, 
and of yellow thin bile, afterwards of bilious green water, of 
bitter, sour taste and acrid smell ; the vomiting required great 
exertions and brought on an increase of heat with sweat. — 
Lastly there was mere retching. — The attacks of vomiting 
come on every quarter of an hour, or every hour, accompanied 
with great thirst and badly smelling breath.— One or three 
hours after the first attack of vomiting, violent diarrhoea, first 
bilious, afterwards slimy with white flocks, sometimes bloody : 
lastly unsuccessful, very painful tenesmus. — Urine diminished, 
dark-yellow. — The pains in the abdomen increase ; the abdo- 
men is doubled. — Rapid sinking of strength ; profuse sweat : 
and in some cases spasms over the whole body. Arch. II. 2 ; 
p. 92, etc. 



CHOLERA. 157 

Ipecacuanha III, speedily removed a violent attack of 
cholera, in a girl who was otherwise healthy. A. h. Z. I. 
p. 155. 

Yeratrum I, one dose. Cholera, brought on by a cold, by 
fright and vexation. 

Symptoms : Within twenty-four hours, ten to twenty thin 
greenish evacuations preceded by violent cutting in the umbil- 
ical region, she screamed and tossed from side to side ; general 
sweat. — ■Abdomen painful to the touch. — The pit of the sto- 
mach and the right hypochondrium were tense and sensitive to 
pressure, even that of the cover of the bed. — Bitter vomiting 
almost every hour ; retching and vomiting of whatever nour- 
ishment may be taken. — Dry mouth. — Tongue coated yellow, 
but somewhat moist. —Hoarseness, humming in the ears, ver- 
tigo. — Violent spasms in the calves. — Pulse moderately fre- 
quent, rather hard, rather full than otherwise. — Temperature 
of the body rather cool than warm. Arch. III. 2, p. 112. 

Veratrum IV, one dose. Cholera, brought on by great 
heat. 

Symptoms : Disfigured, hippocratic countenance. — Un- 
ceasing moaning and anxious tossing about. — Spasm of the 
hands and feet. — Violent retching, with vomiting of a watery, 
yellow fluid, even when not taking any thing, but more so after 
drinking ; preceded by an increase of restlessness. — Passed 
watery stools without being conscious of it. — Speechless, body 
cold, cold sweat in the face. — Pulse scarcely felt, — Is unable to 
hold the hands still for one moment. Arch. VI. 2, p. 55. 

Veratrum X, sometimes Nicotiana, cured several cases 
of sporadic cholera. Arch. XL 3, p. 47. 

Veratrum IV 0000 andX 0000 , was a specific in 1835, when 
the diarrhoea which was then prevailing, became a sort of 
cholera. Coldness of body, extreme weakness, cramps in the 
calves, suppression of urine and cold sweats, soon set in. — A 
dose was given after every vomiting, three or four doses being 
generally sufficient ; in difficult cases the dose had to be 
repeated every half or quarter of an hour for several days. — 
Repeated doses of Ars. X 0000 , relieved the anguish in the pit 
of the stomach, the dread of death, and the restless tossing 
about. Arch. XV. 1, p. 96. 

Veratrum, two to three doses, cured three cases of sporadic 
cholera in full-grown persons, where blueness of face, hands and 
feet, cramps in the calves, contraction of the abdominal muscles, 
weakness even to falling, hippocratic countenance, vomiting 
and discharge of green, flocculent substances by the anus had 
already set in. Arch. 1, p. 144. 



158 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

Veratrum II . Cholera in a child. 

Symptoms : Cold sweat on the forehead, dilatation of the 
pupils. — Water running out of the eyes. — Sometimes foam at 
the mouth. — Shuddering after eating, then vomiting of food, 
with green mucus ; soon after, acrid, liquid stools, accom- 
panied with shuddering and excessive weakness. — After the 
evacuations, renewed appetite, especially for sour things. — 
Abdomen inflated, painful ; the child draws up his feet. — Occa- 
sional sopor, whimpering while asleep, and moaning when 
waking. Ann. I. p. 251. 

Veratrum IV 8 , in a case of sporadic cholera, relieved the 
violent colic, with alternate heat and coldness, together with 
the green diarrhoea. — The'green-yellow, painless diarrhoea, with 
vertigo, obscuration of sight, weakness and thirst, with white- 
coated tongue, was relieved by Rhus X 10 . Ann. III. p. 170. 

Veratrum IV 000 , two doses in twenty-four hours. Spo- 
radic cholera. 

Symptoms : Countenance pale, sunken, cold. — Eyes faint, 
almost closed. — Hands and feet cold. Frightful cutting pain 
around the umbilicus, and frightful anguish in the pit of the 
stomach. — From four to five vomitings in a quarter of an hour 
accompanied with evacuations of a white, slimy and rloccu- 
lent water, followed by fainting. — Violent thirst for cold water. 
— Pulse small, quick. — Vomiting whenever he raises himself. — 
Two doses of Ars. X°° relieved the remaining diarrhoea, with 
oppression and anguish in the pit of the stomach. Pr. Com. 
of the L. S. V. I, p. 201. 

Veratrum, in a case resembling cholera, relieved the 
vomiting of a liquid like cucumber-water, accompanied with 
great anguish about the heart. Cham, removed the diarrhoea, 
and Nux the remaining anguish. A. h. Z. I. p. 155, 156. 

Veratrum IV°°, one dose, in two cases of cholera affecting 
children. 

Symptoms : Watery, or entirely thin, papescent, foamy 
diarrhoea for two to three days, with loss of appetite, restless- 
ness, much thirst, and emaciation. — Followed by sudden vom- 
iting of a slimy, watery, or yellowish-white substance, accom- 
panied with great faintness and bluish paleness of countenance. 
Abdomen bloated, burning hot ; hands, feet and countenance 
almost cold. — For one case Cham. IV°, and in another Rheum 
111° were required besides Veratrum. A. h. Z. IV. p. 281. 

Veratrum IV 00000 , every three hours, speedily relieved 
symptoms of cholera in a female patient who was laid up with 
gastric bilious fever, and had been treated alloeopathically in the 
beginning. 



ASIATIC CHOLERA. 159 

Symptoms : One of her cheeks was extremely red, another 
pale. — Restless tossing about, screaming, delirium. — Fatiguing, 
dry cough, bringing on retching, vomiting, liquid stools ; the 
discharges are bile and watery fluid, and took place every 
quarter of an hour before midnight. — Sometimes stool, without 
being conscious of it. — Cramps in the extremities. — Urine 
scanty and rare, brownish. — Dry heat with change of complex- 
ion and cold feet. — Insufferable thirst, drinking, however, but 
little, and a rather unclean and moist tongue. — -Anguish, with- 
out either rest or sleep. A. h. Z.N. p. 103. 

21. ASIATIC CHOLERA. 

Asiatic cholera, even the most dangerous cases, have been 
treated with much more success by homoeopathic physicians 
than those of the Old School. The chief remedies which 
have been employed in the treatment of Asiatic cholera, are 
the following : 

Arsenic X°, speedily removed the diarrhoea which re- 
mained after the cholera in the district of Lemberg ; the 
diarrhoea ceased in a few hours. Arch. XI. 1, p. 104. 

Arsenic X 8 , ] °, ,2 , was useful in some parts of Russia. 
Ars. soon brought on sleep, profuse sweat, cessation of the 
violent colic and copious stools, only a slight diarrhoea remain- 
ing in some cases. Even when violent spasms and retention 
of urine had set in, the patients were yet saved. Arch. XL 1, 
p. 188. 

Arsenic was a useful remedy in those cases which were 
characterized by great anguish in the praecordial region. Arch. 
XII. 1, p. 138. 

Arsenic X° was eminently useful in relieving a torment- 
ing, burning pain remaining after the vomiting, and extending 
from the pit of the stomach to the umbilicus, accompanied 
with tonic spasms in the fingers and toes, sudden sinking of 
strength, anxious tossing about in the bed, and inexpressible 
anguish. Arch. XII. 1, p. 160. 

Arsenic was found curative in cases characterized by 
constant restlessness, tossing, extreme iveakness, great thirst 
without drinking much. Arch. XII. 2, p. 122. 

Arsenic X, when vigorous individuals were attacked with 
violent spasms, especially in the calves, violent vomiting of 
water and watery diarrhoea, great thirst, and burning in the pit 
of the stomach, together with all the other symptoms of chol- 
era, rumbling in the abdomen, roaring in the ears, etc. The 
symptoms abated in a couple of hours. Ann. III. p. 58. 



160 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

Arsenicum was found useful in cases of cholera with the 
most dangerous symptoms, excessive weakness, constant toss- 
ing to and fro, hoarse cries about pains in the pit of the sto- 
mach and abdomen, less in the calves, viscid sweat, coldness. 
Ann. III. p. 219. 

Belladonna was useful in the typhous stage, in Berlin, 
especially in cases where Arts, was indicated and where the 
improvement stopped, sometimes owing to the patient being 
kept too warm, sometimes coming on without any apparent 
cause, characterized by sopor with the eyes half opened and 
looking upwards ; inability to collect one's senses or to be roused 
from that state, or sudden recurrence of that state, after loud 
questions had been asked of the patient and he had been 
roused by shaking him ; gnashing of teeth, contortions of the 
mouth ; foam at the mouth in one instance, or excessive rest- 
lessness ; desire to escape, throwing off the cover of the bed ; 
complaints, when asked, about lancinating pains in the side, 
or burning pains in the abdomen, the pulse being very quick, 
more or less full, but not hard ; burning heat with redness, and 
thirst for cold drinks. Ann. III. p. 219. 

Camphora was first recommended by Hahnemann in the 
first stage of cholera, in the beginning of the disease, when 
the following symptoms set in : sudden failing of strength, so 
that the patient is unable to stand ; distorted features, sunken 
eyes, face and hands bluish and icy cold, coldness of the body, 
hopeless anguish, as if the patient would suffocate ; the patient, 
half stupified and senseless, moans or screams in a hollow, 
hoarse tone of voice, without complaining about any thing in 
particular,except when asked ; burning in the stomach and fauces, 
cramp-pain in the calves and other muscles ; he screams when 
one touches the pit ; no thirst, no nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea. 
— When these symptoms occur, the patient is to have a drop 
of the spirits of Camphor every five minutes, on sugar or in 
water ; arms, chest and extremities are to be rubbed with it ; he 
is to have an injection of half a pound of warm water, with 
two coffee-spoonfuls of Spirits of Camphor, and Camphor 
is to be caused to evaporate on a piece of hot sheet-iron. By 
these means the patient, according to Hahnemann, will recover 
speedily. If the disease sets at once in with the symptoms of 
the second stage, frequent discharge of watery substances by 
the rectum, mixed with whitish, yellowish , or reddish flocks, 
with unquenchable thirst and loud rumbling in the abdomen, vi- 
olent vomiting of large quantities of similar substances ; increas- 
ing anguish, moaning, yawning, icy coldness of the whole body, 
even of the tongue ; blue spots on the arms, hands and face ; 



ASIATIC CHOLERA. 161 

staring, sunken eyes, diminished power of all the senses, slow 
pulse, very painful cramps in the calves and limbs : in this case 
the Camphor is to be given likewise, and continued until an 
evident improvement sets in. If the improvement does not 
anoear in a short while, then other remedies must be chosen. 
Arch. IX. 1, p. 122, etc. 

In Vienna, Camphor has been used with success for tonic 
spasms, with coldness and small pulse, every three, four, five, 
afterwards every seven, ten, fifteen minutes, given with sugar 
in a tea-spoonful of cold water. Arch. XL 2, p. 124. 

Dr. Gerstel has found Camphor curative in cases of cholera 
characterized by spasms without vomiting or diarrhoea. Cam- 
phor afforded speedy relief in the precursory symptoms, nau- 
sea, vertigo, palpitation of the heart, rending in the limbs, etc. 
Arch. XL 3, p. 64. 

A case is reported from Hungary, where all danger speedily 
disappeared after the use of Camphor. The patient com- 
plained about violent oppression in the pit of the stomach, 
nausea, horrible thirst, anguish. The hands were dark-brown, 
almost blackish, the fingers were spasmodically set off from 
one another. Arch. XL 3, p. 138, etc. XII. 1, p. 135, 136. 

Camphor has saved patients, in Hungary, who were already 
quite blue, stiff, icy cold ; a general sweat set in after the use 
of Camphor. From four to five drops of the Spirits 
of Camphor were given every two or three minutes in a 
tea-spoonful of warm water. Ann. III. p. 217, A. h. Z. 1, p* 
81, etc. 

Cantharides X° 00 has been found useful in cases where 
the urinary organs were especially affected. A. h. Z. 1, p. 26. 

Carbo veg. has saved four patients, where collapse of 
pulse and paralysis had already set in ; in a few hours another 
suitable remedy was given. Arch. XL 3, p. 63. 

Carbo Yeg. IV has done much good where the real symp- 
toms of cholera had disappeared and congestions to chest and 
head had set in, when oppression of the chest was a charac- 
teristic symptom, with slight sopor and viscid sweat on the 
flushed cheeks. Arch. XII. 2, p. 123. 

Chamomilla XV 00000 , according to Badoky, has sometimes 
been efficient against the precursory symptoms, and in the be- 
ginning of the first stage of cholera. Especially when the 
following symptoms had set in : tongue coated with a yellow 
mucus, colic in the umbilical region, and a pressure on the sto- 
' mach which was accompanied by an indescribable anguish 
and extended as far as the heart. Arch. XII. 1, p. 156, 160. 

Cicuta X° was employed with benefit, in cases where vio- 



162 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

lent tonic spasms in the pectoral muscles and contortion of the 
eyes alternated with the vomiting, and the diarrhoea was slight 
and rare. Arch. XII. 1, p. 159. 

Cicuta, one dose, effected an almost miraculous cure in a 
case of neglected cholera, after previous administration of two 
doses of prussic acid, where vomiting and diarrhoea and all the 
symptoms of congestion to chest and brain continued ; the 
patient was lying in a state of torpor, with her eyes turned 
upwards, with oppressed breathing and suppression of the 
lochial discharge, although she had only been confined for 
twenty-four hours past. Arch. XII. 2, p. 123. 

Cuprum X 000 is recommended by Hahnemann in the second 
stage of the disease, to be given every hour or half hour, until 
vomiting and diarrhoea cease, and warmth and ease return. 
According to Hahnemann, Cuprum X°, one dose a week, is the 
surest prophylactic. Arch. XI. 1, p. 125, etc. 

Cuprum X 000000 , according to Gerstel, has been the best 
remedy, when convulsive movements, beginning in the fingers, 
had appeared. Sometimes one dose was found sufficient, in 
others the dose was repeated every hour or half hour. Arch. 
XL 2, p. 124. XII. 1, p. 137. 

Cuprum X° has been found especially useful against the 
following symptoms by Dr. Bakody : aching in the pit of the 
stomach, increased by pressure, audible gurgling downwards 
of the beverage, vomiting accompanied with hard pressure, 
preceded by a contractive sensation in the chest, increased to 
oppressed breathing ; lasdy clonic spasms in the fingers and 
toes. Arch. XII. 1, p. 159, 160. 

Cuprum X 3 , 4 , has been found useful in cases character- 
ized by muscular spasms, or where abdominal spasms took 
the place of the vomiting, sometimes in alternation with Vera- 
trum. Arch. XII. 2, p. 121. 

Cuprum has been found especially useful in one case 
characterized by convulsive movements, great restlessness, and 
even jumping out of bed. Ann. III. p. 219. 

Ipecacuanha has been especially serviceable, in Russia, 
in cases where the vomiting continued a long while and was 
a chief symptom. After Ipec. a dose of Arsenic was some- 
times exhibited with advantage. Arch. XL 1, p. 189. 

Ipec was found useful by Dr. Gerstel against the precur- 
sory and after-symptoms of cholera. Arch. XL 3, p. 64. 

Ipecac has rendered excellent services in the precursory 
symptoms and also during the first stage ; frequently one dose 
joooooo produced an improvement ; if an improvement set in 
in a quarter of an hour, or in one hour, then a second dose 



ASIATIC CHOLERA. 163 

jjooo or in oo ° was given after the lapse of from three to four 
hours. If the first dose did not produce any change, then 
Yeratrum was found efficient. Ipec. was even useful in the 
second stage. Arch. XII. 1, p. 156, 158. 

Ipec. had no effect when the disease was at its height, but, 
when the vomiting continued after the general condition of the 
system had improved, then repeated doses of Ipec. did much 
good. Arch. XII. 2, p. 123. 

Ipecac. -f y - of a grain, in Russia, relieved the lighter cases 
of cholera, with or without spasms. Sometimes violent watery 
diarrhoea, but also yellow without any vomiting ; slight spasms 
of the calves, fingers and toes ; sometimes bitter green vomit- 
ing and diarrhoea with colic, were present. Ann. III. p. 58, 
74, 75. 

Laurocerasus 11° was especially useful, in Hungary, in 
cases of cholera characterized by tearing in the lower limbs, 
hardness of hearing, intoxication, spasmodic distortion of the 
facial muscles, and a contractive sensation in the throat when 
drinking. Arch. XII. 1, p. 160. 

Aau. Laurocerasi, one drop, produced astonishing effects 
in one case of cholera, in the last stage. Afterwards China 
was exhibited with advantage. A. h. Z. IV. p. 216. 

Nux vom. did wonders in Berlin, when the evacuations 
were not yet frequent, but when there was rather a violent 
tenesmus with scanty discharge. Arch. XII. 1, p. 141. 

Nux vom. has been found especially useful as an interme- 
diate remedy, and has sometimes been exclusively employed 
in cases characterized by spasm of the stomach, rather small 
evacuations in spite of unsuccessful desire for stool, great 
weakness, anguish beginning in the pit of the stomach, pressure 
in the forepart of the head, slight chills and coldness more 
internal than external. Ann. III. p. 219. 

Secale corn. 4, from six to twelve pellets, or even half 
a drop, one to three doses, was found very efficient by Dr. 
Rummel when the vomiting had subsided in part or entirely, 
but when the stools remained yet discolored and it was evident 
that no bile was poured into the duodenum. After the adminis- 
tration of Secale, yellow or green stools speedily set in, and 
the patient might be considered saved. Afterwards Secale 
was employed by Dr. Rummel against pains in the extremi- 
ties and against a kind of cholerine with great benefit. Arch. 
XII. 2, p. 122. 

Veratrum, a chief remedy in almost all cases. Dr. 
Schweter gave X°, one dose every fortnight, as a preventive : 
if then the attack came on, it was slight and without any dan- 



164 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

ger. Against the attack itself he gave Ipec. followed by Vera- 
trum. When the attack was characterized by great failing of 
strength, so that the patients fell down in the street, cold all 
over, with spasmodic contraction of the calves, Veratrum 
soon produced sweat, and the danger was over. Arch. XL 1, 
p. 102, etc. 

Veratrum ypoooo {[[& good service in Russia, when the 
attack came on with diarrhoea and the snasms were very vio- 
lent. Arch. XL 1, p. 189. 

Veratrum iyo° 000 has been found very useful in Vienna. 
It acted speedily and with permanent benefit, when the attack 
was characterized by coldness, rigidity, spasms and cramps. 
In one case, with trismus and tenesmus, the spasms abated in 
a quarter of an hour. Arch. XL 2, p. 123, 127. XL 3, p. 61, etc. 

Veratrum, in repeated doses, is the principal remedy in 
violent evacuations by the mouth and rectum. Arch. XII. 1, 
p. 137. 

Veratrum X after Ipec. has afforded evident use to Dr. 
Bakody. Arch. XII. 1, p. 156, 158. 

Veratrum, in repeated, not too feeble doses, and adminis- 
tered until the diarrhoea and vomiting subsides, has been an 
efficient remedy against the cholera in Merseburg. From six 
to eight doses of Veratrum IV, 4 to 8, were frequently neces- 
sary in. from twelve to sixteen hours. Arch. XII. 2, p. 121. 

Veratrum ifo was employed with success in Scratow. 
In another part of Russia it was found an excellent preventive 
in doses of T * lf or T ^ u0 a week. Ann. III. p. 54, 56. 

22. CHOLERINE. 

Cholerine, or that form of diarrhoea which prevailed at the 
same time as cholera, was characterized by the following symp- 
toms : Rumbling in the abdomen beginning in the inrfa-costal 
region, constantly followed by diarrhoea, first stercorous, then 
watery, or of white and green mucus. The skin remained 
warm, even covered with sweat ; the tongue was also warm ; 
spasms were wanting, and there was no inclination to vomit in 
the first days ; lienteria soon set in. 

The following remedies have been recommended as useful : 
Acidum phosp. I 000 , with the following symptoms : sickly 
complexion, obtusion of the forehead, a viscid, tenacious sub- 
stance on the tongue, so that the finger remained adhering to 
it, rumbling in the intestines, diarrhoea becoming afterwards 
greenish-white, watery, slimy, and diminished secretion of 
urine. Arch. XII. 2, p. 126. Ann. III. p. 304. 



MORBID PHENOMENA AFTER THE CHOLERA. 1(J5 

Acid, phosp. in one instance removed nightly involuntary 
evacuations, with discharge of undigested food, being a rest of 
a case of cholera cured by Yeratrum. A. h. Z. I. p. 10. 

Phosphorus X 000000 , sometimes repeated after eighteen 
to twenty-four hours, was found sufficient to .a cure by Dr. 
Gerstel. in conjunction with injections of water which had 
been previously cooled in ice, administered every three, five, 
seven hours, and cold water given as a drink, one tea-spoonful 
at a time, as often as the violent thirst required. Arch. XL 
2, p. 122, XII. 1, p. 138, A. h. Z. I. p. 13. 

Phosphorus X°, and cold injections, helped in cases of 
diarrhoea with rumbling in the intestines, remaining after the 
cholera was cured. Arch. XL 2, p. 125. 

Secale cornutum, 4, 8 or 10 pellets at a dose, three doses 
at most, relieved the acute form of cholerine prevailing in the 
city of Merseburg. Characteristic symptoms generally were : 
vertigo, anguish, spasms or drawing in the calves, rumbling in 
the abdomen, nausea ; these symptoms were speedily followed 
by several attacks of diarrhoea, either brownish or almost col- 
orless, flocculent diarrhoea resembling that of cholera, with 
rapid failing of strength, and occasional cooling of the extrem- 
ities. The tongue was either clean, or covered with a thin, 
white mucus. Arch. XII. 2, p. 119. 

24. MORBID PHENOMENA REMAINING AFTER THE 
CHOLERA. 

Arsenic X°, one dose a day, fourteen in all, saved a boy 
whom the physicians had given up ; he had been attacked 
with cholera. 

Symptoms : Great emaciation ; face lead-colored, temples 
sunken, eyelids and lips blue. — Black-blue spots on the nose. 
— The lower jaw hanging down, with involuntary discharge 
of saliva. — Tremulous voice with an entirely dry tongue. — 
Frequent thirst ; want of appetite. — Watery stool with violent 
burning at the anus, not frequent. — Thick urine, coldness of 
the body with viscid sweat. — Restless sleep with tossing about. 
— Pulse scarcely perceptible. — Easy mood and contentment 
with full consciousness. A. h. Z. IV. p. 100. 

Bryonia X°°, in alternation with Rhus X°° are recom- 
mended by Hahnemann when the symptoms assume a typhoid 
character, with delirium. Arch. I. p. 126, XII. 1, p. 1(31. 

In another case of typhus, beside these two remedies, Hyosc. 
IV°°, St ram. IV°°, and Cocc. X° had to be omployed 
Arch. XII. 1, p. 161. 



166 AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

China IV°° generally relieved the remaining weakness. 
Arch. XII. 1, p. 160. 

Ipecac, one dose every two hours, proved useful when the 
patients were yet affected with trouble in the stomach, sore 
feeling in the abdomen, inclination to vomit, even vomiting. 
Opium relieved sopor ; Carbo veg. IV 0000 was given when 
the patients showed great disposition to sleep, with red cheeks 
covered with viscid sweat. A. h. Z. I. p. 26, Arch. XII. 2, 
p. 124. 

Rhus YIIP, two or three doses whenever the patient began 
to toss about in his bed, rendered great services in a case of 
febris nervosa versatilis consequent upon cholera. Arch. XI. 
2, p. 126. 

24. HERNIA. 

Aurum cured hernia and constipation in two children. 
Arch. VIII. 2, p. 69. 

Cocculus, two doses, removed inguinal hernia in a child of 
three months, with tardy stool, canine hunger, screams and 
emaciation. Ann. II. p. 148. 

Cocculus I, several doses, cured in some weeks a case of 
inguinal hernia which had come" on gradually, increased every 
day and reduced itself spontaneously at night ; continual pains 
in the abdominal ring had preceded. A. h. Z. V. p. 87, 88. 

Magnetis pol. arct. is useful against a disposition to 
and precursory symptoms of inguinal hernia. Hart, in R. II. 
p. 9. 

Magnes. carb. X cured scrotal hernia in a boy, where the 
sack had already become united to the scrotum ; in a few 
weeks the hernia disappeared. A. h. Z. III. p. 7. 

Nux vom. X relieved a majority of the symptoms in a 
woman who had become affected with two inguinal and two 
femoral hernias in consequence of frequent miscarriages and 
carrying heavy burthens ; the period had not made its appear- 
ance on account of fright. 

Symptoms : Now falling asleep late, now remaining awake 
a long while. — Restless sleep, full of dreams. — Frequent 
waking owing to tonic spasms in the calves and feet. — In the 
morning she feels as if she had not slept enough, feels bruised, 
is obliged to remain seated a long while. — Contractive sensa- 
tion in the chest, short fit of cough, retching and vomiting of a 
watery slimy substance, tasting bitter. — Clonic spasm of the 
lower jaw when vomiting, and coldness of the feet ; the spasm 
is succeeded by faintness, general feeling as of being bruised, 



HERNIA. 167 

tearing in the head, temples and forehead ; afterwards pressure 
in the stomach, aching and stinging pain in the liver, which 
may be felt when taking an inspiration, talking loud and 
during motion. — Protrusion of the hernial sacks when vomit- 
ing. — Appetite slight ; occasional pain in the abdomen ; stool 
hard. — The scalp is painful as if it were bruised ; the hair is 
painful and falls off. — Tingling and roaring in the ears. — The 
eyes are faint and dull. — Several attacks of flushes of heat in 
the face, every day, with general anguish. — Frequent attacks 
of violent tonic spasm, especially at night, with violent pain in 
the calves, soles of the feet and toes. — Chilly, out of humor, 
vexed, vehement. Nux. diminished the hernial protrusion ; 
Cocc. IV, Aurum I, and Magnet, p. art. did still more ; Nux 
removed a relapse and caused the hernias to disappear. Arch. 

III. 1, p. 89, etc. 

Nux vom. X, smelling and injection, afterwards one drop 
of it internally, removed inguinal hernia and the concomitant 
abdominal ailments, in a man attacked with aplopexy. Even 
the apoplectic symptoms disappeared ; Arnica III was then 
given internally, and Arnica I externally. Arch. VIII. 2, 
p. 81. 

Nux vom. relieved inguinal hernia, with spasmodic pain 
in the abdomen, constant unsuccessful tenesmus of the rectum 
and bladder, and continual vomiting. Ann. II. p. 147. 

Nux vom. removed a recent incarcerated inguinal hernia, 
with pinching and cutting pain in the hernial protrusion, pain- 
fully distended abdomen, eructations, vomiting of greenish 
mucus, restlessness, thirst, burning heat over the whole body. 
Ann. II. p. 147. 

Nux vom. VI effected the spontaneous reduction of scrotal 
hernia in a little boy, within eight days, hanging down along 
the thigh and causing excessive pain when touched. Ann. 

IV. p. 328. 

Nux nom. VI, in a case where an existing hernia had 
become enlarged by lifting a heavy burthen, and where a 
second hernia had been occasioned ; with violent, spasmodic 
pains in the abdomen, continual violent pressure upon the 
rectum and bladder, and fatiguing vomiting. The older 
hernia was speedily diminished. Ann. IV. p. 398. 

Opium. Pains in an inguinal hernia, brought on by a cold. 

Symptoms: Violent colic, most violent at night. — Gurg- 
ling in the bowels. — Pressing downwards in the groins. — No 
stool for four days. Ann. III. p. 17. 

Psoricum X°°, two doses, one every eight days, relieved 
inguinal hernia in a boy, descending to the testes ; here the 



16g AFFECTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 

sack contained a quantity of water owing to previous inflam- 
mation ; the inguinal canal was likewise closed. Arch. XIV. 
2, p. 136. 

25. INCARCERATED HERNIA. 

Aconitum VI° 000 and VII 0000 , every four hours, afforded 
relief, within eight or twelve hours, in two cases of inflam- 
mation from strangulated hernia. Arch. XIV. 2, p. 138. 

Nux vom. removed incarceration in a desperate case, where 
vomiting had already set in, and nothing seemed left except 
to resort to the operation. Arch. XIV. 2, p. 138. 

Nux vom. VIII and VI, with Cocc. Ill as an intermediate 
remedy, without much success. Cure of incarcerated hernia. 

Symptoms : Tense, somewhat hot swelling in the inguinal 
region of the size of a hen's egg, with violently burning pain, 
extending deep into the abdomen and increased by contact. — 
Continual eructations. — Great nausea. — Want of appetite. — 
Much thirst. — Pressing headache. — General heat. — Dry, hot 
skin. — Distended abdomen. — No stool. — Feeling of great an- 
guish. — Afterwards vomiting of food, lastly of faeces. — Foscu- 
lent taste, brought on by an eructation. Ann. I. p. 264. 

Nux vom. X°, one dose. 

Symptoms : Drawing and squeezing pain in the umbilical 
region and in the right hip. — Nausea unto vomiting. — Want of 
appetite. — Weariedness and weakness of the body. — Retention 
of stool and inflation of the abdomen. — Violent anguish and 
cold sweat. Ann. I. p. 266. 

Nux vom. X°° relieved the strangulation, so that it became 
an easy thing to reduce the hernial sack. 

Symptoms : Tense protrusion of the size of a fist. — Con- 
tinual colic. — Violent nausea and inclination to vomit. — After- 
wards violent vomiting and thirst, increase of colic, accom- 
panied by painful burning in the hernial region. Ann. III. 
p. 288. 

Nux vom. X, one dose, effected an easy reduction. The 
hernia had become strangulated by eating flatuous substances. 
with violent pains in the abdomen and hernia, and lastly nau- 
sea and vomiting. Ps. Com. d. h. S. V. I. p. 207, 

Nux vom. X 5 effected the reduction of two strangulated 
hernise, aided by cold water poultices and non-medicinal injec- 
tions. A. h. Z. IV. p. 32. 

Cocculus 20°°, after several doses of Nux X, effected in a 
few hours the reduction of the protruding sack. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness, with burning and cutting in 



DYSENTERY.-DIARRHCEA RESEMBLING DYSENTERY. 169 

the abdomen, together with vomiting of food. — Unceasing toss- 
ing about. — Heat, redness of face and sweat as from anguish. — 
The scrotum was of the size of a fist, hot, hard and tense. — 
Every two or three minutes, an attack of retching and vomit- 
ing, with increase of the pains. Ann. IV. p. 291. 



XI. 

MORBID ALVINE EVACUATIONS.— DISEASES OF 
THE RECTUM. 

i. DYSENTERY.-DIARRHCEA RESEMBLING DYSEN- 
TERY. 

Arsenic 36°. Dysentery, consequent upon fever which 
had been treated alloeopathically, with constipation. 

Symptoms : Looks wild ; speech hasty. — Is now lying in 
the upper, now in the lower part of the bed. — Continual eruc- 
tations. — Distended, hard abdomen, sometimes with rumbling 
in it. — More than fifty evacuations in twenty-four hours, little 
mucus at a time, with violent burning at the rectum. — Little 
discharge of urine. — Parched, brown tongue. — Violent thirst. — 
Uncommon weakness. — OccasionaJ oppression of the chest. — 
No appetite. — No sleep. — Great anguish. Ann. I. p. 268. 

Arsenic relieved a person suffering with dysentery, who 
had no rest, and soon began to sweat. Arch. XV. 1, p. 98. 

Baryta mur. 1, some doses, removed dysentery in a child 
that had previously been suffering with herpes. Great emaci- 
ation, with frequent evacuations of bloody mucus every day, 
without suffering much pain. A. h. Z. V. p. 35. 

Belladonna is useful in some kinds of nervous, sometimes 
even of inflammatory dysentery. Arch. XL 2, p. 82. 

Capsicum is recommended in dysentery. Arch. VI. 3 
p. 118. 

Chamomilla relieved the pains peculiar to the dysentery 
of 1830. A. h. Z. I. p. 145. 

Colchicum IV or V frequently corresponds to the gastric 
fall-dysentery, having an epidemic character. Hart, in Ruck 
I. p. 253. 

Colocynthis relieved a case of dysentery with violent 
colic. Ann. II. p. 94. Arch. VI. 3, p. 118. 

M 



170 MORBID ALVINE EVACUATIONS, ETC. 

Dulcamara has been found efficacious in the fall-dysen- 
tery of 1834. A. h. Z. VII. p. 21. 

Dulcamara O, one drop, relieved a bloody diarrhoea 
brought on by a cold. 

Symptoms : Violent cutting in the intestines, especially 
around the umbilicus, most violent in the night. — This cutting 
was almost immediately followed by an evacuation of mere 
blood. — Unceasing, violent thirst.— Considerable protrusion of 
the rectum. — Intense smarting of the rectum. Arch. IV. 1, 
p. 112. 

Hepar sulp. has been frequently found efficacious in dys- 
entery, the troublesome evacuations being relieved by it, and 
the disease becoming less insupportable. H. in R. I. p. 342. 

Hepar s. 2, half a grain every hour or two hours, relieved 
the violent tenesmus the most speedily. A.h.Z. VII. p. 21. 

Merc. sol. -^-,7. Fall-dysentery. 

Symptoms : Horrible colic, as if the bowels were being 
cut, most violent when he is obliged to go to stool. — Excessive 
tenesmus as if the intestines would come out, followed by dis- 
charge of a little quantity of mucus mixed with blood, after 
which the tenesmus became still more violent. — The evacuation 
was accompanied by a hot sweat on the forehead, which soon 
became cold and viscid. — Sleeplessness. — Great failing of 
strength. — The discharges corrode the anus and cause a pain- 
ful burning. The remaining weakness was removed by China 
III. one drop. Arch. I. 1, p. 78. 

Merc, vivus or sublim. I, two grains dissolved in from 
four to five ounces of distilled water, taking a tea-spoonful 
every half hour or hour, has been given with the greatest suc- 
cess by Dr. Gross, in one form of dysentery, and cured some 
cases in twenty-four hours. Arch. XV. 1, p. 97. 

Merc. sol. removed a case of dysentery in a baby, fre- 
quently consisting of bright blood, sometimes mixed with much 
mucus, or with green, hacked stools ; the baby had fever and 
would not take the breast. Ann. II. p. 93. 

Merc. sol. IV. Dysentery, complicated with nervous 
symptoms. 

Symptoms : Emaciation and faint look. — Dry, chapped 
lips. — Face dripping with sweat, and nevertheless complaining 
of chilliness. — No appetite ; great thirst. — Headache. — Hum- 
ming and tingling in the ears. — Tongue brown and dry. — Ab- 
domen soft, somewhat distended, with cutting in the same, 
especially during stool. — Thin, scanty evacuations every quar- 
ter of an hour, frequently streaked with blood and accompa- 
nied with burning at the rectum. — Drawing pains in the lower 



DYSENTERY.— DIARRHOEA RESEMBLING DYSENTERY. 171 

limbs, the position of which is constantly changed by the pa- 
tient. — Soporous condition, alternating with delirium. The 
nervous symptoms were relieved by Rhus X. Ann. II. p. 285. 

Merc. subl. 16. Dysentery. 

Symptoms : First chilliness and heat, anguish, diarrhoea 
and colic, pain in the back and tenesmus, with some discharge 
of blood. — Afterwards increased tenesmus and thirst ; bloody 
mucus, sometimes pure blood, is discharged every ten minutes, 
with tenesmus. The same remedy was successfully employed 
in the case of a child. Arch VI. 3, p. 78, 79. Comp. Arch. 
p. 116, etc. 

Merc. subl. Ill 000 , three doses, one a day, cured dysen- 
tery in a child of six years. 

Symptoms : Several evacuations of bright-red blood an 
hour, mixed with green and white mucus ; previously violent 
colic. — Vehement thirst — Body hot; face pale and sunken. 
Pr. Com. d. L. S. V. I. p. 217, 218. 

Merc. subl. Ill 000 helped in the case of a child of one 
year, where an evacuation of white gelatinous mucus, with 
blood, took place every hour. — In one case, the remaining dis- 
position to diarrhoea was relieved by two doses of Petroleum 
VI°. Pr. Com. d. L. S. V. I. 219, A. h. Z. IV. p. 278. 

Nux vom. X, one drop. In a child of nine years. 

Symptoms : Tenesmus every quarter of an hour, with vio- 
lent cutting pain in the umbilical region and below it ; accom- 
panied with tenesmus of the rectum. Evacuations consisting 
of slight quantities of knotty faeces mixed with mucus and 
blood, or simply bloody mucus, after which the pains termina- 
ted. — Great heat and redness of the cheeks. — A good deal of 
thirst. — Urine light-red. — Neither appetite nor sleep. H. pr. 
Erf. I. p. 73. 

Pulsatilla has been found efficacious in one case, charac- 
terized by great difficulty of breathing. Arch. XV. 1, p. 97. 

Pulsatilla was efficacious in the fall-dysentery of 1834, 
especially when the discharges were very slimy. A. h. Z 
VII. p. 21. 

Pulsatilla IV, one drop. Chronic dysentery. 

Symptoms : Frequent evacuations of mere blood and mu- 
cus day and night, excoriating the anus, and accompanied 
with burning pain. — Stool was preceded by pinching and cut- 
ting round the umbilicus ; during stool the patient experienced 
shuddering with goose-skin. — Flat taste in the mouth, with 
tongue coated white. — Nausea with inclination to vomit, and 
sometimes vomiting of mucus. — Pain in the small of the back • 
can scarcely move. — Chilliness the whole day, more violent in 



172 MORBID ALVINE EVACUATIONS, ETC. 

the afternoon and evening, sometimes alternating with flushes 
of heat. — Very faint and pale. — Weeping mood. Arch. IV. 2, 
p. 69. 

Rhus X° was efficacious against involuntary nightly dis- 
charges of faeces remaining in the fall-dysentery of 1834, 
after the colic and tenesmus had been removed. A. h. Z. VII. 
p. 21. 

Rhus, according to Hornburg, ought to be very efficacious 
against dysentery, on account of its comprising so many symp- 
toms of inflammation of the bowels. A. h. Z. I. p. 145. 

Staphisagria has been frequently found curative in dys- 
entery. H. in R. II. p. 289. 

Sulphur — J -- lj - cured dysentery in several cases when other 
remedies would do no good. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 7. 

Sulphur X, cured a case of dysentery with violent tenes- 
mus in the space of ten hours. Arch, XI. 2, p. 111. All. h. 
Z. I. p. 145. 

Sulphur rendered the most efficient aid in malignant dys- 
entery when the attacks were characterized in the beginning 
by difficulty of breathing. Arch. XL 3, p. 43. 

Sulphur is especially useful in cases of dysentery of 
haemorrhoidal patients. H. in R. II. p. 309. 

Sulphur I, completed the cure of a case of dysentery, 
after previous administration of Merc. sol. 2. 

Symptoms : Violent lancinating pain in the forehead, in- 
creased by contact. — Obtusion of the head with want of mem- 
ory and giddiness. — Countenance pale, sunken, covered with 
cold sweat. — Tongue dark-red, the margins being coated white, 
without any thirst. — Dryness in the mouth and throat. — Re- 
pugnance to all nourishment. — Violent cutting pains in the 
umbilical region, increased by movement. — Hard, spasmodically- 
contracted abdomen. — Tenesmus almost every moment, the pa- 
tient passing only a little mucus streaked with blood, with sub- 
sequent burning at the rectum. — The body is covered with 
sweat, but rather cool than warm. — Frequent shuddering, es- 
pecially during motion. — Great weakness and despondency. — 
Pulse quick and full. — Increase of the pains at night. Ann. I. 
p. 97. 

2. DIARRHCEA. 

Acidum phosph. removed the diarrhoea prevailing in 1831. 
A. h. Z, 1 3 p. 154. 

Acidum phosph. X°° was employed with success against 
the diarrhoea which was frequently a concomitant of the 
Asiatic cholera. Arch. XI. 3, p. 53. 



DIARRHCEA. 173 

Arsenic X 00 °, second day X°°, third X°, removed chronic- 
diarrhoea in a boy. Two relapses were cured by the same 
remedy. 

$ympto7ns : Colic, followed by mucous, papescent, brown- 
ish evacuations, especially at night and towards morning. — 
Frequent colic between those attacks, alternating with pains in 
the head or feet, especially the cervical vertebrae. — Great ema- 
ciation, increasing mental irritation. — Sleeplessness, mental an- 
guish, which makes him averse to going to bed, Arch. XII. 
2, p. 19, etc. Comp. also Arch. V. 3, p. 37. 

Arsenic frequently proved curative in fall-dysentery, with 
violent, burning pain in the umbilical region, before and during 
the frequent attacks of mucous diarrhoea ; nausea, great thirst 
for cold water ; chilliness with profuse sweat over the whole 
body, great anguish, constant tossing to and fro, general de- 
pression of strength. The evacuations generally came on after 
midnight. Arch. XII. 3, p. 140. 

Arsenic X, one drop. Diarrhoea from cold. 

Symptoms : Head dreary and obtuse. — Lips bluish ; coun- 
tenance distorted, and expressive of pain. — Want of appetite, 
nausea, especially during motion. — •Violent tearing and cutting 
in the whole of the epigastric region. — Abdomen distended, 
soft, painful to the touch. — Scanty, mucous evacuations, almost 
every moment, with increase of colic and pressing upon the 
rectum. — Excessive thirst, with dry, white tongue. — Great an- 
guish and moaning. — Cold extremities and face, the latter being 
covered with sweat. Ami. III. p. 16. 

Arsenic X°°, repeated after 12 and 24 hours, removed a 
diarrhoea which was brought on by the incisores breaking 
through ; two attacks a day, accompanied by violent anguish 
and pains ; the diarrhoea rushed forth with great violence, the 
substance being watery and whitish. A similar case was re- 
lieved by Hyosciamus. A. h. Z. IV. pp. 97, 98. 

Arsenicum X°, removed a violent colic in a baby of one 
week ; the colic was accompanied with greenish and mucous 
diarrhoea, which was always followed by great exhaustion. 
A. h. Z. IV. p. 310. 

Arsenic is suitable in chronic dysentery of children, ac- 
companied by violent, tearing colic, great thirst, quick emacia- 
tion, hectic fever. A. h. Z. V. p. 33. 

Arsenic X, one drop, sometimes repeated every eight days, 
removed diarrhoea occurring during the first period of dentition : 
the diarrhoea comes five or six times a day, and rushes out 
like a stream of brown water ; the children dwindle down to a 
skeleton, with yellow skin, loss of appetite, constant, crying. 
and distention of the abdomen. A. h. Z. V. p. 154. 



174 MORBID ALVINE EVACUATIONS, ETC. 

Arsenic X 000 . Diarrhoea and vomiting in a child. 

Symptoms : Sunken, death-like countenance. — Cold sweat 
on the forehead. — Deep, half-closed eyes with blue margins. — 
Yomiting and expulsion by the rectum of a watery substance, 
every quarter of an hour. — Distended abdomen. — Coldness of 
body ; great emaciation ; hoarse moaning. A. h. Z. Y. p. 358. 

Belladonna has removed dysentery. 

Symptoms : Tearing, cutting, constrictive pains in the ab- 
domen. — Violent pain in the back and small of the back. — 
Oppression of the stomach after eating but little. — Discharge 
of a small quantity of white mucus, eight or ten times a day, 
with subsequent continual tenesmus and burning at the rectum. 
— Chilliness mingled with heat : the chilliness came on during 
every stool. — Thirst. — Mood irritable ; is constantly weeping 
on account of her illness. A. h. Z. Y. p. 68. 

Bryonia Y, one drop, removed diarrhoea from cold, the 
patient being attacked with pinching and cutting colic after 
every meal, followed by the expulsion of undigested food, with 
violent thirst. China II. or III. was given as an intermediate 
remedy against dietetic transgression. After China, Bryonia 
was exhibited again. Ann. IY. p. 147. 

Calc acet. removed diarrhoea in a consumptive individ- 
ual, and chronic diarrhoea in scrofulous children. Ann. II. p. 
92. A. h. Z. II. p. 152. 

Calc. acet., one drop, several doses, cured dangerous in- 
flammatory diarrhoea of children, described as ramollissement 
of the stomach and intestinal canal. 

Symptoms : Copious discharges of white, rlocculent, now 
green, now grayish mucus, having a cadaverous smell. — Slight 
fever, burning of the hands and soles. — Continued violent 
thirst ; loss of appetite. — Rapid emaciation, especially of the 
face, which exhibits a great many wrinkles and folds. — Con- 
stant restlessness, tossing from side to side, moaning and 
screaming. — Skin pale, dry, without any turgescence. — Abdo- 
men generally sensitive, distended. — Occasional vomiting. — 
Urine rare and pale. Stupor or light sleep, the eyes being half 
closed. A. h. Z. Y. p. 70. 

Calc carb. helps in cases of vomiting and diarrhoea of 
teething children, or in painless diarrhoea of children, with 
paleness and emaciation, the appetite being good. Ann. IY. 
p. 393, 394. 

Calc carb. speedily cured a case of chronic diarrhoea. 
A. h. Z. I. p. 155. 

Capsicum has frequently cared nightly diarrhoea, or when 
a burning pain at the rectum was felt during the diarrhoea. 
H. in R. I. p. 186. 



DIARRHOEA. 175 

Chamomilla may be used in watery, slimy diarrhoea, 
when it is preceded by a violent cutting below the umbilicus, 
disappearing with the cessation of stool ; it may also be used 
in the painless, greenish watery diarrhoea occurring in the 
period of dentition. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 82. 

Chamomilla relieved a diarrhoea which was at times wa- 
tery, at times slimy, with colic, more frequent, at night, with 
vertigo, thirst, want of appetite. Ann. II. p. 92. 

Chamomilla 10, evening and next morning, relieved a 
diarrhoea consequent upon cold or chagrin, with cutting twitch- 
ings from the right shoulder to the head, thirst and excessive 
weakness. A. h. Z. III. p. 64. 

Chamomilla IV 000 removed a case of rheumatic diarrhoea. 
Pr. Com. d. L. S. V. I. p. 47. 

Chamomilla is suitable in diarrhoea from cold or den- 
tition. 

Symptoms : Watery, thin, yellow or green, or whitish and 
mucous, inodorous evacuations, coming off with violence after 
and during tearing, cutting, colicky pains, accompanied by flat- 
ulence, and leaving burning and smarting at the rectum. — Dry- 
ness of mouth and tongue ; thirst, tenseness and inflation of 
the abdomen, sometimes slight fever. — Eating brings on the 
distention, after which the evacuations soon take place. A. h. 
Z. V. p. 86. 

Chamomilla, morning and evening, cured a child, fre- 
quently suffering with green, hacked, diarrhoeic stools with 
flatulence, distention of the abdomen and restlessness at night. 
A. h. Z. V. p. 358. 

China appears suitable in repeated doses, in a disease 
which might be called phthisis of the intestines, where the 
diarrhoea passes off without any pain. A. h. Z. II. p. 152. 

China cures lienteria when the evacuations take place 
shortly after a meal and contain undigested food. A. h. Z. 
III. p. 26. 

China VI°°, in repeated doses, removed a case of violent 
and painful diarrhoea in a child, containing undigested food ; 
China X° cured a watery diarrhoea, where the stools were 
passed unconsciously at night, causing great weakness. A. h. 
Z. IV. p. 309, 310. 

China, one dose. Diarrhoea. 

Symptoms : White, foamy diarrhoea from eight to twelve 
times a day, with cutting in the anus, and grunting in the abdo- 
men. — Stitching pains transversely across the chest and region 
of the stomach. — Little appetite ; much thirst. — Stitches below 
the right scapula when breathing. — The diarrhoea is prece- 



176 MORBID ALVINE EVACUATIONS, ETC. 

ded by headache like stabbings with a knife. /. d. h. H. I. 
p. 174. 

Dulcamara y- -<hf v- Diarrhoea from cold. 

Symptoms : Violent colic, especially around the umbilicus, 
sometimes at night. — Afterwards nausea, cold sweat, liquid 
stools, sometimes composed merely of green, bilious matter. — 
Sometimes accompanied by vomiting, eructations, violent thirst. 
— Smarting as of salt in the rectum and anus. Arch. I. 3, p. 
169, IV. 1, p. 112. 

Dulcamara. Diarrhoea from cold, several cases. 

Symptoms : Colic shortly after the cold ; afterwards thin 
stools with colic. — Thirst, weakness, pale countenance, restless- 
ness. Ann. II. p, 92. 

Dulcamara VII, one drop. Diarrhoea from cold. 

Symptoms : Nausea and vomiting. — Loss of appetite ; 
much thirst. — Heat alternating with chilliness. — Dullness of 
mind. — Countenance red, skin hot, dry. — Scanty, slimy stool 
every quarter hour, with violent cutting in the umbilical region. 
No sleep at night, with nausea and anxiousness. — Pulse full, 
hard, and rather quick. — General weakness. Ann. III. p. 16. 

Dulcamara, one dose, cured the greatest number of cases 
of summer-complaint, both the watery accompanied with colic, 
and those occurring at night. A. h. Z. III. 26. 

Dulcamara is useful in yellow, watery, mucous diarrhoea, 
with previous cutting and pinching in the abdomen, occurring 
after a cold, or in pregnant and lying-in women. A. h. Z. p. 162. 
H. in R. I. p. 304. 

Ferrum metal. X 000 , in four ounces of distilled water, a 
table-spoonful every hour, relieved the diarrhoea of a phthisicky 
female, which was excessively frequent and at last even invol- 
untary. A. h. Z. III. p. 89. 

Ferrum is useful in diarrhoea of children, where painless 
watery evacuations take place without any effort shortly after 
a meal, generally containing a portion of undigested food ; pale 
complexion, emaciation, hard and distended abdomen without 
any flatulence ; now canine hunger, now loss of appetite ; thirst. 
A. h. Z. V. p. 164. 

Ialappa I 000 cured the painful diarrhoea of a child of one 
vear and a half, with violent restlessness and weeping. Ann. 
II. p. 285. 

Ipec tjToTo removed chronic diarrhoea of a child of one 
year. Arch. II. 2, p. 62. V. 1, p. 63. 

Ipec is useful in watery diarrhoea of children, with vom- 
iting of watery or green mucus, with tearing and cutting colic 
which the children manifest by restlessness, tossing about, and 
crying. A. h. Z. V. p. 193. 



DIARRHOEA. 177 

Mercur. is especially useful in green, mucous, bloody diar- 
rhoea with tenesmus. A. h. Z. III. p. 26. 

Mercurius is a real specific in the diarrhoea of children 
brought on by acidity or teething. The evacuations are more 
or less frequent, green as grass, now watery, now mucous, 
foamy, resembling the white of an egg hacked, sometimes 
mixed with blood ; the children scream a good deal, suffer with 
colic and inflation of the abdomen ; or there appear aphthse in 
the mouth. A. h. Z. Y. p. 232. 

Nux vom. helped in a case of watery diarrhoea occurring 
every two hours, with colic and drawing pain in the thighs. 
Ann. II. p. 92. 

Phosphorus helps in chronic, painless diarrhoea, under- 
mining the general health very gradually. A. h. Z. III. p. 26. 
Y. p. 307. 

Phosphorus frequently removed a dangerous kind of 
diarrhoea, being a precursor of cholera. Arch. XL 3, p. 53. 

Pulsatilla has removed dysentery. See Dysentery. 

Pulsatilla, preceded by Ipec. Diarrhoea consequent 
upon suppression of the menses caused by vexation. 

Symptoms : Lancinating pain in the forehead. — Vertigo 
when out of bed. — Bitter taste and dryness in the mouth. — 
Tongue coated white ; no appetite, much thirst. — Continual, 
lancinating pain in the abdomen, which was retracted and 
painful to the touch. — Scanty, watery evacuation almost every 
quarter of an hour. — Nausea, frequent vomiting of bitter mucus. 
— Heaviness in the lower limbs ; much sweat. — Pulse small, 
quick, scarcely felt. — Cocculus was given last. /. d. h. H. 
III. 40. 

Pulsatilla X, some doses, has almost always removed 
nightly diarrhoea. A. h. Z. VII. p. 328. 

Rheum III removed a very profuse diarrhoea in a lying-in 
female, accompanied by colic, tenesmus, vomiting, and great 
emaciation. Ann. II. pp. 284, 285. 

Rhus III speedily cured a case of diarrhoea having lasted 
two years, in a weak man. Ann. IY. p. 329. 

Rhus. X°° relieved a case of diarrhoea from cold, commenc- 
ing at night, vith violent colic, headache, pain in all the limbs. 
A. h. Z. I. p. 128. 

Rhus, preceded by two doses of Aconite, removed diar- 
rhoea with intolerable colic, and bloody evacuations ; the pain 
became more violent after every meal. A. h. Z. IY. p. 277. 

Rhus has frequently removed nightly diarrhoea with 
violent colic. H. in R. II. p. 205. 

Secale corn. X 0000 , repeated after every new attack of 
diarrhoea, was the specific in a sort of epidemic diarrhoea. 



178 MORBID ALVINE EVACUATIONS, ETC. 

Symptoms : Repletion in the abdomen, with quickly pass- 
ing pinching ; violent colic at night. — Towards morning, pa- 
roxysmal evacuations of watery faeces coming out with a jerk, 
with previous painful colic. — The evacuations frequently were 
painless but exhausting ; sometimes food was passed undi- 
gested ; generally the stools were merely watery, now yellow, 
now greenish, expelled with violence and much flatulence, fre- 
quently involuntary. Arch. XV. 1, p. 94. 

Secale X°, several doses, relieved chronic diarrhoea in 
weak children brought up artificially. Arch. XT. 1, p. 122. 

Secale, sometimes repeated, is especially useful in diar- 
rhoea, when the tongue is coated white, with poppy taste and 
rumbling in the abdomen. A. h. Z. III. p. 26, 

Sepia X°°, relieved a case of diarrhoea in a child nine 
months old, of scrofulous habit; the child was unable to 
extend the left limb, and screamed when one attempted to 
extend it, the knee being drawn up to the abdomen. Pr. C. 
d. S. L V. I. p. 180. 

Sulphur t6"o"o> Diarrhoea with ophthalmia. 

Sy?nptoms : Violent colic with diarrhoea and bearing down 
as in dysentery ; worst at night. — Appetite diminished ; taste 
flat ; tongue coated. — Taraxis of both eyes, with burning- 
itching pain. — Pulse frequent and feverish. Arch. III. 2, p. 
117. 

Sulphur VIII 000 . Diarrhoea, for nine months in a child 
which had been affected with tinea capitis for some time. 

Symptoms : Diarrhoea having an excessively putrid smell, 
painless, watery, and looking like hacked eggs. — The child is 
intractable, emaciated ; the abdomen enlarged and hard, with 
rumbling. — Little sleep ; continual thirst. Ann. II. p. 283. 

Sulphur X°°. Nightly diarrhoea in a child. 

Symptoms : Countenance pale, sunken ; eyes deep. — 
Lies motionless, weak, indifferent, out of humor ; cries when 
raised. — In the forenoon, heat and chilliness in alternation ; in 
the afternoon the skin is rather cool. — Much thirst. — Diarrhoea 
by day, every hour ; twelve times an hour at night, having a 
cadaverous, sourish smell, denoting debility, white and mixed 
with a good deal of mucus. — Abdomen distended, and painful 
to the touch. — Emaciated. — Sulphur brought on an increase 
of strength ; the stools become less frequent, however were still 
mixed with undigested food ; disposition to swallow lime, 
chalk, earth. — These last symptoms were removed by Nitri 
ac. X°. Ann. III. p. 179. 

Sulphur X°° relieved the nightly diarrhoea of an old man, 
with nightly cutting and writhing in the bowels, and papes- 



DIARRH(EA. 1 79 

cent, slimy stools, almost every half hour. Little appetite and 
constant chilliness. Ann. III. p. 180. 

Sulphur - ^-- and To -^^has never failed to cure nightly 
diarrhoea brought on by cold, every evacuation being followed 
by violent tenesmus. Ann. IV. p. 143. 

Sulphur, smelling, has relieved diarrhoea in children, with 
frequent evacuations of green, bloody mucus, accompanied 
with writhing, crying and screaming ; or brown evacuations, 
sometimes with or without pinching, and distention of the 
epigastrium ; or mucous diarrhoea. Ann. IV. p. 255. 

Sulphur has sometimes afforded help in chronic diarrhoea, 
with ulcers in the intestines. 

Symptoms : Clean tongue, rarely dry ; thirst, good taste, 
appetite. — Rumbling in the intestines.- — Painfullness of the 
hypogastrium, especially when touched. — More or less con- 
tinued pinching in the hypogastric region, resembling the 
gnawing of a dog.- — Stitches and burning in the rectum, before, 
during and after the evacuation.— The faeces were first yel- 
lowish, brownish, greenish, sometimes mixed with blood, 
mucus and pus, ten to twenty-four evacuations in twenty-four 
hours, more frequent at night, sometimes involuntary. — Urine 
light yellow, sometimes with a burning sensation in the 
urethra. — Consumptive fever, with dry burning skin ; evening- 
exacerbations.— Pulse weak and accelerated.— Sometimes moan- 
ing during sleep, which was short. Arsenic appeared to be a 
good intermediate remedy. A. h. Z. II. p. 151. 

Tinctura acris has been found curative in chronic diar- 
rhoea, with vehemently itching fine pimples on the body, and 
leucorrhoea. A.h.Z. VI. p. 23. 

Verate,um IV, one drop, every five days, relieved a chronic 
diarrhoea, originally brought on by cold drinking after being 
heated. 

Symptoms : Diarrhoea several times a day, brown, pain- 
less, accompanied by violent movements in the abdomen, ag- 
gravated by physical exertion and several kinds of nourish- 
ment. — Appetite slight ; thirst violent. — Emaciation. — Sensa- 
tion, occasionally, as if something alive rose from the stomach 
to the pharynx. — Pain in the small of the back, occasionally. — 
Dry cough, worse in the morning and evening, with tightness 
of the chest, and occasional pressure in the sternum. Ann. 
III. p. 290. 



180 MORBID ALVINE EVACUATIONS, ETC. 



3. PARTICULAR MORBID PHENOMENA OF THE STOOLS. 

Hyosciamus IV, several doses, relieved a paralysis of the 
sphincter recti, in a boy, so that the hard faeces fell out of the 
rectum several times a day. Arch. XIII. 2, p. 102. 

Bryonia iyoooo^ f our d oseS; one dose every three hours, 
relieved a constipation of fourteen days, the patient being in 
his bed in a state of apathy, with retracted abdomen, yellow 
countenance, faint, deep eyes. Sulphur X 000 , three doses, 
relieved a return of the constipation. Arch. XY. 1, p. 124. 

Bryonia 10, two doses at long intervals, cured a chronic 
constipation, an evacuation of very hard faeces taking place 
once every eight days, the faeces being forced out as from a 
rock. Nux had been exhibited previously with some success. 
Ann. IV. p. 432. 

Sulphur, in many cases one dose only, afforded relief, 
when the stool was hard and intermitting, generally accompa- 
nied with other symptoms of abdominal disorder. Also in chil- 
dren. Ann. IV. p. 255. A. h. Z. V. p. 276. VI. p. 28. 

Nux vom. O, one drop, effected the permanent cure of an 
obstinate constipation. 

Symptoms : No stool for six days past. — Vertigo ; stupe- 
faction ; heaviness and feeling of intoxication of the head. — 
Considerable heat and redness of the face. — Dryness in the 
mouth. — Bitter, sour taste. — Heartburn. — Nausea, especially 
early in the morning. — Eructations.- — Pressure in the stomach. 
— Distention of the abdomen after eating but little. — Tearing 
pain in the abdomen. — Unsuccessful tenesmus. — Pains in the 
rectum and small of the back. Aching, constrictive pain in 
the chest. — Restless sleep at night. — Great lassitude and drow- 
siness early in the morning — Indolence, relaxed condition of 
the body. A. h. Z. V. 276. 

Nux vom., two doses, removed constipation in a child con- 
sequent upon weaning ; stool rare, hard, large, frequently mixed 
with blood. Ann. II. p. 95. 

Nux vom., three doses, cured habitual constipation in a 
pregnant female ; it often lasted eight days. Ann II. p. 95. 

Sarsaparilla I, has been found curative in cases of obsti- 
nate constipation, with much tenesmus of the bladder. A. h. 
Z. VI. p. 117. 

Veratrum is frequently useful in inveterate constipation, 
when Nux had been employed without success. H. in R. II. 
p. 351. 

Plumb, acet. IV, \ grain, procured regular stool in the 



PROLAPSUS RECTI.-ILEMORRHOIDAL COMPLAINTS. 181 

case of a female suffering with abdominal spasms and consti- 
pation, and who had not had any stool for nineteen days past ; 
the stools were hard as stone, and came off only with the great- 
est exertion. Ann. IY. p. 327. 

Gratiola, when homoeopathic, speedily regulates stool in 
chronic abdominal affections. H. in R. I. p. 330. 

Opium, in repeated doses, even the undiluted tincture, re- 
moved costiveness in pregnant women, in persons mentally 
affected, and in children. A. h. Z. V. p. 305. Ann. II. p. 95. 

Conium has rendered great service in several cases of ob- 
stinate constipation ; repeated doses of X. — Also Lvc. Graph. 
Calc. A. h. Z. II. pp. 69, 106. 

Cannabis, given for other symptoms, relieved incidentally 
a chronic constipation. A. h. Z. I. p. 165. 

Psoricum appears to be a good remedy against obstinate 
constipation. A. h. Z. II. p. 69. 

Sepia X°, six doses, one dose every eight days, afterwards 
one every fourteen, in conjunction with injections of soap- 
water, relieved a most obstinate constipation in the case of a 
lady accustomed to cathartic pills. Arch. XII. 2, p. 89. 

Nux vom. afforded help against a spasmodic closing of the 
rectum, accompanied by frequent and urgent desire for stool ; 
the slightest attempt to expel the fasces produced a most pain- 
ful contraction of the rectum. A. h. Z. Y. p. 277. 

4. PROLAPSUS RECTI. 

Ignatia speedily removes prolapsus recti in full-grown 
people and in children. A. h. Z. IY. p. 35. Y. p. 168. 

Merc. sol. I, in a relapse, Ign. having helped the first 
time. 

Symptoms : The prolapsed portion of the rectum looks 
black, and is especially painful when touched. — Stool in little 
pieces, and accompanied with much bearing down. The child 
eats little, and is restless during sleep. Ann. I. p. 99. 

5. HEMORRHOIDAL COMPLAINTS. 

Acidum mur. I, two drops, has cured swollen and inflamed 
haemorrhoids. 

Symptoms : The orifice of the rectum was swollen and 
formed a round and thick pad, divided by furrows into three 
unequal parts. — Swelling is bluish-red, hard, hot, shining, very 
sensitive to the touch. — Continued sore feeling in the swelling, 
with tingling and violent stitches darting through it occasion- 



1§2 MORBID ALVINE EVACUATIONS, ETC. 

ally. — Is unable to sit or to turn to the other side without 
increasing the pain. A. h. Z. Y. p. 17. 

Acidum nitr. V, exhibited for several months, removed 
flowing haemorrhoids and varices of the rectum in a boy, after 
the scanty, rare and dry stools had been previously regulated 
by Nux v. and Ign. 

Amm. carb. X 000 in six ounces of water, a table-spoonful 
a day, produced a similar effect in another case. A. h. Z. Y. 
p. 16, 17. Arch. XIY. 2, p. 38, etc. 

Arsenic X. Hemorrhoidal affections. 

Symptoms : Painful varices of the size of a walnut, burn- 
ing, lancinating. — Bloody vesicles on the skin of the trunk and 
the extremities. — Restlessness, heat. — Urine bloody, like bloody 
lymph, burning while being emitted. — Diarrhoea. — Headache. 
— Quarrelsome. — Horrible burning under the skin, as if hot 
water were flowing through the veins, with great restlessness. 
Arch. III. 3, p. 81. 

Belladonna is a distinguished remedy against flowing 
haemorrhoids, with insufferable pains in the small of the back, 
as if it would break ; in alternation with Hepar s. Arch. 
XI. 2, p. 55. 

Calc. carb. Y, several doses, afforded relief against the 
consequences of suppressed haemorrhoids. 

Symptoms: Continual vertigo, sometimes increased to 
falling over without any consciousness. — Oppressive obtusion 
of the head. — Yiolent, oppressive, stupefying headache. — Weak 
memory. — Heaviness of the head. — Stool rare, hard. — Fetid, 
strong-smelling sweat of the feet, the soles becoming sore. 
A. h. Z. Y. p. 83. 

Carbo veget., after many other remedies had been 
employed with passing success, affected a permanent cure of 
haemorrhoidal symptoms. 

Symptoms : Continual lancinating pain in the small of the 
back, especially when making a wrong step. — The lower part 
of the spine is stiff, as if it were propped up with whale-bone. — ■ 
Troublesome burning and tearing, aggravated by motion, in 
the shoulders, bones of the forearm, and knees. — Stool not 
every day, with violent pain, sometimes with discharge of 
blood. — Dark-blue varices of the size of a filbert. Ann. III. 
p. 420. 

Carbo veg., -J- gr., has relieved the following symptoms of 
haemorrhoids. Torpor of the abdomen, obstructions, flatulence, 
daily bleeding at the nose when stooping and at stool. Arch. 
VI. 3. pp. 97, 98. 

Nux v. Sulp. Ignat. and Sep. relieve almost all kinds of 
haemorrhoids in men. Arch. XY. 1, p. 143. 



HEMORRHOIDAL COMPLAINTS. 183 

Nux v., repeated doses of the tincture, has been found useful 
for haemorrhoids brought on by parturition. 

Symptoms : Lancinating pains in the rectum at stool. — 
Stool every three to five days, hard as stone, dry ; after long 
pressing a little fragment is passed, with sensation as if the 
bowels were inactive, increase of pain in the rectum, sweat in 
the face as from anguish, even unto fainting. — Blood or bloody 
mucus is passed with the faeces, accompanied by continued 
burning and lancinations in the rectum. — The anus is swollen, 
so as to present the appearance of a hard, round, blue-red pad ; 
the anus is narrowed by this swelling.- — Continual pain in the 
small of the back, especially during motion, ascending towards 
the nape of the neck. A. h. Z. V. p. 277. 

Nux v. and Bryonia afforded considerable relief to a 
person affected with haemorrhoids ; he had to walk crooked 
when the attacks came on. Ann. I. p. 368. 

Nux vom. is an efficacious remedy against flowing and 
blind haemorrhoids, especially when brought on by the use of 
coffee and spirituous drinks, or by mental exertions, sedentary 
mode of life ; by foreign bodies having got into the rectum, by 
worms, or by the pressure of the impregnated uterus. 

Symptoms : Varices of the rectum, with burning and lan- 
cinating pains. — Sensation of constriction in the rectum, as if 
it were too narrow during the passage of the faeces. — Jerking, 
dull stitches in the small of the back and the ossa ischii ; pain 
in the small of the back as if it were bruised ; the pain prevents 
him from standing or walking. — Nux may also be used, as an 
intermediate remedy at least, against the haemorrhoids of 
women, and the mucous haemorrhoids of the bladder. H.pr. 
Erf. I. p. 64, etc. 

Petroleum has cured, within four weeks, haemorrhoids 
with spasms of the stomach. 

Symptoms : No appetite ; constant rumbling in the abdo- 
men, with sensation ss if it were empty and hollow. — Some- 
times hunger, but the patient is speedily satiated. — Shortly 
after a meal, pinching, griping, drawing and rumbling in the 
abdomen ; eructations ; has to bend double and press upon the 
stomach. — The pains last from a quarter to half an hour, with 
nausea. — Stool hard, every two to three days, with violent 
pressing, bearing down and protrusion of the varices, which 
sometimes burst. — Impeded flow of urine, as if something 
obstructed the neck of the bladder. — Intolerable itching of the 
small of the back and rectum at night ; has to scratch until he 
bleeds. — No sleep, dreams accompanied with starting. — Coun- 
tenance sunk, pale. — Body emaciated. — Irritated, desponding 



1S4 MORBID ALVINE EVACUATIONS, ETC. 

disposition. — Graphites had been given previously with some 
success ; but its action had been interrupted. Ann. III. p. 415. 

Sulphur -^- of a grain. Haemorrhoids in a female. 

Symptoms : Constipation, violent pain in the small of the 
back, fulness and bearing clown in the abdomen. — Loss of ap- 
petite, want of sleep, some chilliness and heat towards evening. 
— Afterwards, small varices make their appearance in the 
anus. — Periodical, violent colic in the whole of the abdomen ; 
has to bend double. — Frequent retching, even vomiting. — In- 
tense, spasmodic pain, from the region of the right kidney 
towards the womb, following the course of the ureter. — Late 
in the evening, dry, short cough, exciting a pain in the region 
of the bladder, and a violent desire to urinate. — Strangury ; con- 
stant, painful desire to urinate, with a prickling sensation, void- 
ing a few drops of bloody urine with great exertions and general 
sweat. — Vomiting of every nourishment she takes, with pain. 
— Uneasy, out of humor, peevish, inclining to weep. — Sul- 
phur caused all these symptoms to disappear one after the 
other ; after eight days' health, the congestions took place in 
the chest and head, with appearance of rash ; this condition 
was removed by Pulsatilla. Arch. III. 3, p. 60, etc. 

Sulphur I, one grain, preceded by Aconite IT, one drop, 
has cured haemorrhoids. 

Symptoms : Pressure in the brain from within outwards, 
and pressure in the temples, with vertigo and weakness of 
thought. — Nausea and desire to vomit, after eating. — Colic, 
with pressure in the region of the liver. — Little appetite, increase 
of thirst. — Pain in the small of the back and the loins. — Itch- 
ing of the rectum. — Hard stool every forty-eight hours, accom- 
panied by violent bearing down and painful protrusion of vari- 
ces, which occasionally burst. — Weakness in all the limbs. 
The attack lasts from eight to fourteen davs. terminating grad- 
ually. Ann. I. p. 268, 269. 

Sulphur 0°, preceded by Rhus, re-produced the suppressed 
haemorrhoids, thus relieving the whole of the symptoms. 

Symptoms : Headache : afterwards copious, exhausting 
sweats, especially at night. — Urine scanty, brown, with pain in 
the urethra before and after micturition ; in greater or lesser 
quantity, clear and without any pain. — Pain in the small of 
the back when sitting. — Stool once in forty-eight hours, hard. 
— Bitter taste, constantly. — A quantity of eructations. — Incar- 
ceration of flatulence. — Distention and hardness of the abdo- 
men, when walking. — Restless sleep, full of dreams. — Cough 
in the morning and expectoration of mucus. — Constant dry- 
ness of the nose for four weeks past. Ann. II. p. 290. 



VARIOUS ABNORMAL SYMPTOMS. 185 

Sulphur 0° relieved a continued burning at the anus and 
scrotum, which was even felt in the urethra while urinating. 
Ann. III. p. 291. 

Sulphur has been found an efficacious remedy against 
haemorrhoids, especially blind ones, with constipation and 
stitches in the rectum ; likewise against ailments consequent 
upon suppression of the hasmorrhoidal tumors, such as : con- 
gestion of blood to the head, continued aching in the occiput, 
vertigo, congestion of blood to the heart, palpitation of the 
heart, greater excitability of the vascular system, pulsations 
through the whole body, with anguish and oppression of the 
chest, brought on by slight physical exertions or moral emotions ; 
disturbances of the digestive functions : retention of stool. 
A.h. Z. VI. p. 23. 



XII 

AFFECTIONS OF THE URINARY ORGANS. 

1. VARIOUS ABNORMAL SYMPTOMS. 

Cannabis, one drop, cured a nightly violent desire to uri- 
nate ; only a few and lastly bloody drops of urine being passed, 
accompanied by burning. Arch. III. 2, p. 36, 37. 

Cannabis relieved an obstinate retention of urine, accom- 
panied by constipation. A. h. Z. I. p. 168. 

Cannabis relieved for a long time a violent desire to urinate, 
only a little urine being passed, accompanied by a burning pain 
before and during the emission of urine in the region of the 
bladder. — Cantharides and Nux were given against a 
relapse. /". d. h. H. I. p. 180. 

Cantharides, two doses, in a case of purple-rash, relieved 
the violent desire to urinate, obliging the patient to emit every 
minute the few drops of watery urine which were in the blad- 
der ; after which the desire came on again, until slight convul- 
sions of the eyes, muscles of the face, and limbs ensued. A nn. 
IV. p. 13. 

Cantharides jo^to two doses, preceded by Capsicum, in 
the case of an old man, relieved the painful micturition, the 
urine passing off in small quantity, with violent burning, some- 
times mixed with blood. Arch. II. 2, p. 81. 

N 



186 AFFECTIONS OF THE URINARY ORGANS. 

Calcarea effected the expulsion of polypus-like substan- 
ces through the urethra, and. in this wa}f, relieved all existing 
ailments of the bladder. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 76. 

Cicuta III, one drop, in the case of an old man, cured par- 
alysis of the bladder, accompanied by many other symptoms, 
the urine passing off involuntarily. Arch. II. 3, p. 146, 147. 

Conium X°° relieved a painful retention of urine. Arch. 
X. 2. p. 95. 

Dulcamara rendered efficient aid against tenesmus of the 
bladder brought on by cold. 

Symptoms : Constant desire to urinate, bearing down deep 
in the abdomen, down to the uterus, with burning in the hips, 
as if the urine would infiltrate in those parts ; accompanied by 
pressing and violent, painful boring through the penis from 
without inwards. — The urine passes drop by drop and little at 
a time ; it flows like water when coming out of the bladder ; 
but after having cooled, it flows like oil, and has a tenacious 
slimy sediment, whitish and reddish, of a bad smell after having 
stood a while ; sometimes the urine contains bloody little bodies, 
coming off with great pain. — When the desire becomes violent 
and he does not get an opportunity of emitting the urine imme- 
diately, he is attacked with oppressed breathing, trembling of 
the limbs, sweats. Among the remedies which were used 
afterwards, Kali and Phosphorus acted most beneficially, 
A. h. Z. I. p. 84, 85. 

Magnetis pol. aust. has relieved a kind of paralysis of 
the bladder, in the case of an old man. 

Symptoms : Frequent desire to urinate by day ; when the 
desire first comes on, a few drops are passed involuntarily ; 
this is followed by unsuccessful pressing, the desire continuing 
all the time ; at last a few drops are emitted with a sensation 
as if they were poured over the lower surface of the urethra. — 
Does not perceive when the urine is coming through the ure- 
thra ; he feels as if the urinary organs were inactive and with- 
out any sensation. — It takes him frequently ten minutes to uri- 
nate, the quantity being nevertheless very small — The emission 
of urine is facilitated by assuming a half-sitting posture. — In- 
voluntary emission of urine at night. — The cold, with which 
he was affected, disappeared ever since he had contracted 
the present disease. — Slight appetite. — Desponding mood. — 
The magnet was used twice, and reproduced the original cold. 
Arch. II. 2, p. 104. Hartin. in R. II. p. 14. 

Nux vom. is useful in various kinds of strangury, when 
accompanied with inflammation of the kidneys, or depending 
upon haemorrhoids of the bladder, gravel complaints, haemorr- 



GRAVEL. 187 

hoidal spasms and colic ; of course, the rest of the symptoms 
ought to correspond. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 69, 70. 

Nux vom. has sometimes relieved strangury brought on by 
drinking beer. 

Symptoms : Frequent desire to make water, voiding but a 
small quantity of urine, with burning pain in the urethra, 
which, after micturition, becomes contractive and tearing, with 
restlessness in the whole body. H. pr. Erf. 1. p. 70. 

Nux vom. IX relieved a painful desire to urinate, brought 
on by a cold ; the desire came on every quarter of an hour, 
with violent pain during and after micturition, burning sort of 
a pain in the region of the ovaries and that of the kidneys, 
with intolerable tickling of the external genital organs. The 
tickling was relieved by China. A. h. Z. III. p. 152. 

Pulsatilla removed strangury in a child ; every half hour 
it pressed the abdomen together with a sort of anguish, moaned 
and screamed, curved its back and distorted its eyes and mouth ; 
the region of the bladder was red and hot ; no urine for twen- 
ty-four hours past. Ann. I. p. 100. 

Rhus X has cured enuresis. 

Symptoms : Is unable to retain his urine ; when the desire 
to urinate comes on, and he does not satisfy it immediately, the 
urine comes off involuntarily, especially when at rest, sitting 
or lying ; in this case the urine comes off involuntarily, drop 
by drop. Arch. V. 1. p. 100. — In many cases of enuresis, 
Belladonna and Cina deserve attention. Arch. XL 2, p. 79. 
— Magn. carb. and Natr. mur. have likewise been found 
very useful. A. h. Z. I. p. 162. 

Staphisagria X°, relieved a case of painful micturition, 
the urine being passed drop by drop. Arch. VII. 2, p. 49. 

Sulphur X°, several doses, cured a fistula urinae. A. h. 
Z. II. p. 59. 

2. GRAVEL. 

Cannabis removed a large stone from the bladder, together 
with the accompanying pain. A. h. Z. V. p. 45, 127. 

Sarsaparilla has been found efficacious against gravel 
and stones in the bladder. H. in R. II. p. 232. A. h. Z. VII. 
p. 72. 

Uva ursi, gr. X, infusion, removed a large stone from the 
bladder. A. h. Z. V. p. 127, VII. p. 72. 

Lycopodium has cured gravel in the case of a man who was 
affected with it at regular intervals, accompanied with pain in 
the kidney, the ureter, painful emission of urine frequently 



188 AFFECTIONS OF THE URINARY ORGANS. 

drop by drop, etc., frequent heartburn, mucus in the throat, 
haemorrhoids. A. h. Z. V. p. 195. Comp. III. p. 72. 

Nux v. has sometimes been useful against gravel and stone. 
H. pr. Erf. I. p. 69. 

In other cases, the sufferings brought on by gravel, 
have either been relieved by Sarsaparilla, Petrol. Calc. 
Phosp. and Lyc, or cured by those remedies after the frequent 
discharge of gravel and sand. Hi/gea, I. p. 32. 

3. NEPHRITIS, CYSTITIS. 

Belladonna is an excellent remedy in nephritis when 
the lancinating and burning pains in the region of the lumbar 
vertebrae extend into the bladder along the urethra, return 
periodically with redoubled violence, sometimes affect the ab- 
domen below the umbilicus, and are increased by contact. 
Arch.lX. 3, p. 14. 

Belladonna is an excellent remedy in colica nephritica, 
produced by gravel. A. h. Z. III. p. 176. 

Cannabis, Acon. and Canth., in alternation, cured a 
violent case of nephritis and cystitis, where no urine had been 
passed for ten days past, and could not even be drawn off by 
means of the catheter. A quantity of urine was voided after 
taking Cann. X 0000 every two hours. Arch. XV. 1, p. 143. 

Cantharides X 000 , preceded by Acon. X°°, relieved a 
case of nephritis brought on by a cold. 

Symptoms : Chilliness, followed by heat and violent head- 
ache. — Thirst. — No appetite ; no sleep. — Cutting pain in the 
region of the left kidney, extending along the ureter, down to 
the bladder. — Violent, almost unsuccessful tenesmus of the 
bladder ; emission of turbid urine drop by drop. — The right 
kidney was affected on the third day. — Abdomen distended and 
painful. Nux v. removed the pressure which remained in the 
region of the kidneys. A. h. Z. VI. p. 122. 

Cantharides X 0000 . Cystitis. 

Symptoms : Lancinating pain in the region of the bladder, 
with occasional intermissions. The region of the bladder is ex- 
tremely painful to the touch. — Little urine, with violent stitches 
and burning in the region of the bladder, most violent before 
and after micturition. — Frequent tenesmus of the bladder ; the 
pain increases unless the urine is voided immediately. Urine 
dark-red. — Pulse small and frequent. — Sweat on the skin. — 
Alternate chilliness and heat. — Much thirst. — Tearing, lancin- 
ating pains in the forehead, with nausea and vomiting. — 
Weeping, anxious mood. — The remaining constipation, rending 



H^MATURIA.-DIABETES. 189 

in the limbs, and pressure in the pit of the stomach were 
relieved by Sulphur 2, | gr. Pr. C. d. L. V. II. p. 185. 

Nux v. X, one drop, preceded by X 10 removed nephralgia. 

Symptoms : Pain in the right loin, close over the crest of 
the ilium, as if some foreign, heterogeneous body were lodged 
there. — Cannot rest on the right side. — Impeded secretion of 
urine ; occasional emission of a few drops of turbid urine ; 
blood had been passed with the urine on a previous occasion. 
Ann. III. p. 284. 

4. HEMATURIA.— DIABETES. 

Acid, phosp. has cured five cases of diabetes. 1. Urine 
like milk, smelling like raw meat, mixed with coagulated blood, 
without any other symptoms. 2. After every bodily exercise 
the urine looks as if it had been stirred up with lime ; lumps 
resembling red jelly press through the urethra. 3. Urine 
white as milk mixed with lumps of bloody jelly, and a white 
cheesy curdled substance, with pains in the back and kidneys, 
and emaciation ; in a pregnant woman. 4. The urine is 
voided in jerks, thick, having the appearance of being mixed 
with flour, containing jelly-like, filamentous, bloody lumps ; 
sometimes dull pressure in the region of the bladder. 5. Urine 
resembling curdled milk, or milk, sometimes mixed with blood ; 
mostly shortly previous to the appearance of the menses. Arch. 
XIV. 1, p. 41, 42. 

Arsen. X cured hsematuria. 

Symptoms : Urine somewhat bloody, like lymph, burning 
during the emission. — A number of hemorrhoidal varices in 
the rectum, of the size of a walnut, painful, lancinating, burn- 
ing. — Bloody vesicles on the skin of the trunk and the ex- 
tremities. — Diarrhoea. — Headache. — Restlessness and heat. — 
Horrid burning on the skin at night. Arch. III. 3, p. 81. 

Cannabis, one drop, removed nightly tenesmus of the blad- 
der : the patient passed only a few and lastly bloody drops of 
urine ; accompanied by burning. Arch. III. 2, p. 36, 37. 

Cantharides is efficacious against hsematuria. 

Symptoms : Burning in the neck of the bladder and the 
urethra during micturition. — After micturition the patient voids 
a few drops of blood, with violent cutting and burning pains 
in those parts, and continued tenesmus. A. h. Z. V. p. 86. 

Cantharides II removed hematuria remaining after 
secondary gonorrhoea ; after an embrace blood came out of the 
urethra both during and after the act of micturition, with vio- 
lent cutting and burning. Ann. I. p. 372. 



190 AFFECTIONS OF THE URINARY ORGANS. 

Ipec. 2, one drop. Hematuria of a female of fifty years, 
brought on by cold caught on a journey. 

Symptoms : Uncomfortableness ; great weakness. — Vertigo 
and cloudiness of the head. — Violent pain in the small of the 
back. — Warmth in the abdomen, as if warm water had been 
poured through the intestines. — Towards evening violent pain 
in the umbilical region, and in the region of the bladder, with 
tenesmus. — Shortly after, discharge of violently burning urine, 
consisting of liquid and coagulated blood. — Several bloody dis- 
charges at night. — Afterwards coldness of the extremities, hea- 
viness in the head, nausea, disposition to vomit, pressure in the 
pit of the stomach, pain in the abdomen and small of the back, 
constant desire to urinate. Ann. III. p. 421, 422. 

Lycopodium X, three doses, one dose every three days, 
effected a rapid cure in the case of a man, who had suffered 
with violent hsematuria every two months, big lumps of blood 
being deposited in the urine every day, with obstinate constipa- 
tion and almost complete paralysis of the feet. A. h. Z. I. p. 
165, 166. 

Mezereum has sometimes been found efficacious against 
hsematuria. H. in R. I. p. 286. 

Millefolium, ■*■ drop, affected the cure of a case of hsema- 
turia, where Thuya and Lyc. had been used with only a par- 
tial success. 

Symptoms : Pains in the region of the left kidney, recur- 
ring every four to six weeks, with chilliness. — Considerable 
discharge of blood through the urethra, with painful pressing 
while the discharge takes place ; the discharge lasts from five 
to eight days, after which an intermission ensues. A. h. Z. 
IV. p. 321. 

Merc. scl. removed hsematuria, Puls. having been pre- 
viously exhibited for the purpose of removing the accompany- 
ing pain. 

Symptoms: Burning pain in the external orifice of the 
urethra, increased by every micturition. — At night, cutting and 
contractive pain below the umbilicus, aggravating the breathing 
and extending to the small of the back. The scrotum is 
drawn up, the penis quite small, with continual chilliness. 
— Pressure in the pit of the stomach when eating. — Hsematu- 
ria, with burning in the orifice of the urethra. — Frequent 
rumbling in the abdomen. — Drawing through both testes as 
far as the abdominal cavity. — Cramp in the right lower limb, 
from the knee to the groin ; the lower limb feels dead. — The 
same sensation is felt in the right hand. Ann. I. p. 270. 



ORCHITIS. 191 



XIII, 



DISEASES OF THE MALE ORGANS OF GENERA- 
TION. 

1. ORCHITIS. 

Acon. X 00000 , two doses, followed by Arnica II 000 . Or- 
chitis brought on by violent concussion caused by a leap. 

Symptoms : Pulse irritated, rather hard. — The right testis 
is of double its natural size, painful to the touch. — Tearing pains 
in the testes when sitting or walking. — The testes are drawn 
up to the abdominal ring. — The pain comes in paroxysms, 
lasts only a short while, commences in the scrotum and thence 
extends to the abdomen. — The remaining pain was relieved 
by Spongia X 00000 . Pr. Com. d. L. S. V. II. p. 170. 

Clematis has been several times found curative in cases oi 
orchitis and painful induration of the testes, especially when 
consequent upon mismanaged gonorrhoea. Arch. VII. 1, p. 
179. 

Nux v. X. Orchitis of a man, who had frequently 
suffered with chancres and gonorrhoea. 

Symptoms : Itching of the glans penis ; the prepuce has 
retreated behind the glans. — Heat with stitches in the testes, 
alternating with constrictive pains, and hindering walking.— 
The testes are larger than usual and sensitive to the slightest 
touch. — Stool hard, not daily. — Much thirst. — No sleep on 
account of the pain in the testes. Ann. I. p. 41. 

Pulsat. Orchitis caused by contusion. 

Symptoms : Considerable swelling of the right testis, with 
pressure and disagreeable pain in that organ, which extended 
to the abdominal cavity, and caused nausea and even vomiting. 
— Frequent chilliness, especially when there was an increase 
of pain ; rest affords relief. — Scrotum red and hot. — Some 
thirst. — Urine turbid. Ann. I. p. 214. 

Pulsat. removed inflammation of the tunica vaginalis 
testis and of the spermatic cords, caused by the pressure of the 
truss. Arch. XIV. 2, p. 137. 

Lycop. VI, quarter of a drop, Grap. VL, half a drop, and 
Sulp. V°°, exhibited in this succession, removed an induration 
of the testes accompanied with impotence. Pr. Com. d. L. S. 
V. I. p. 192, etc. 



192 DISEASES OF THE MALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 



2. SWELLING OF THE TESTES ; HYDROCELE ; PAIN 
IN THE SCROTUM. 

Arnica H°°°° and twenty-four drops of the tincture of 
Arnica in one pound of water, removed swelling of the testes 
brought on by contusion. 

Symptoms : Scrotum descending very low ; considerable 
swelling of the right testis ; it is hard, hot, painful when 
touched or when standing or walking.— Continual stitches in 
the testes when at rest, sitting or lying, following the course of 
the spermatic cord, and extending to the abdominal cavity. — 
Painful swelling of the spermatic cord. — Stitching pains in the 
forehead. — Bitter taste in the mouth, with white-coated tongue ; 
little appetite. — Frequent chilliness, as if cold water were 
poured over him. — Pulse rather hard, slow, small. Ann. II. p. 
293. 

Clematis III has several times afforded help in cases of 
very painful swelling and induration of the testes. H. in R. 
I. p. 239. 

Graphites has been found efficacious against hydrocele. 
Hydrocele, when owing to scrofulosis, has been removed by 
Silicea. H. in R. I. p. 323, II. p. 259. 

Merc, sol., five doses, removed a swelling of the testes 
remaining after gonorrhoea. 

Symptoms : Testes hard and swollen to the size of a hen's 
egg. — Violent, drawing pains coming on with a jerk, reaching 
from the testes to the abdomen and down to the foot. — The 
scrotum is red and shining, especially on the right side. — Ting- 
ling in the right testis. — Violent chilliness alternating with 
heat. — Vertigo and feeling in the whole body as of being 
bruised. — Tearing pains in the head, especially in the right 
side. — Pulse somewhat feverish. I. d. h. H. II. p. 48. 

Psoricum X°°, two doses, one every eight days, removed 
accumulation of water in the tunica vaginalis testis, brought 
on by repeated inflammation of that organ caused by pressure 
of the truss. Arch. XIV. 2, p. 237. 

Pulsat. IV, two doses. Hydrocele in a boy of twelve 
weeks, probably caused by contusion. 

Symptoms : Shining, white, bluish swelling of the testes 
and spermatic cord, not painful when touched, yielding to 
pressure, neither hot nor red. — Swelling of the left half of the 
scrotum. — The little water which remained, was removed by 
Digitalis. Ann. I. p. 270. 

Pulsat. IV, one drop. Swelling of the testes and sperma- 
tic cord, caused by suppression of gonorrhoea. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE PROSTATE GLAND. 193 

Symptoms : Pain in the swollen parts, especially when 
the genital organs were hanging down. — Pinching pressive, 
cutting pain in the abdomen, and higher up in the region of the 
kidneys and loins. — Chilliness ; weakness ; nausea ; diarrhoea. 
— Want of appetite ; thirst. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 94. 

Rhododendron II, four doses, one every eight days, 
removed a hydrocele of the size of a hen's egg, in a boy of 
eighteen months, A. h. Z. I. p. 119. 

Zincum VI, one drop, was the principal agent in removing 
a pain in the testes, probable consequence of a former pressure. 

Symptoms : Appetite good ; frequently a sudden canine 
hunger. — Pain in the short ribs of the right side, which does 
not brook pressure. — Continual pain in the testes, periodical, 
violent, aggravated by walking ; he feels as if they were too 
tight, as if they were being compressed ; they are drawn up a 
good deal, with stitches in the same when making a wrong 
step. — Sensation of burning in the right iliac region. — Peculiar 
irritation in the urethra during micturition. — The desire to 
urinate becomes more and more violent unless satisfied imme- 
diately ; he then feels as if every thing in the abdomen were 
being pressed downwards. — When violently breathing or 
coughing, the pain in the testes is increased. — Dryness, pres- 
sure in the larynx, worse during changes of weather. — 
The chest feels too narrow ; throbbing in the chest when 
ascending a height, or turning to the other side. — Frequent 
pressure in the chest. — Dull weight in the small of the back, 
frequently. — Miliary eruption on the limbs, painfully itching. 
Zincum effected a considerable improvement ; the cure was 
completed by Calc. and Lyc. Ann. it. p. 291. 

3. INFLAMMATION OF THE PROSTATE GLAND. 

Puls. IV, two doses. Inflammation of the prostate gland 
in a case of chronic gonorrhoea. 

Symptoms : After micturition, when the neck of the blad- 
der closes, indescribably violent, cramp-like aching in the peri- 
nscum, in the region of the neck of the bladder, extending over 
the whole of the lower region of the pelvis and low down into 
the thigh. — The urine comes out as if it were poured through 
the urethra from time to time. — The region of the neck of the 
bladder is somewhat distended, and painful when touched, 
sitting or standing. — Standing causes a paralytic sensation and 
uneasiness in the left thigh. — Thuya relieved the remaining 
pain. Ann. IV. p. 415. 



194 DISEASES OF THE MALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 



4. PAINS IN THE SPERMATIC CORD. 

Nux v. removed a sort of strangling spasmodic pain in the 
spermatic cord, with swelling and hardness of the testis of 
the affected side, the testis being spasmodically drawn up ; the 
pain became more violent when standing or walking, and 
passed off when sitting. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 70. 

Pulsat. Symptoms : Tearing, drawing pains through 
the spermatic cord, extending as far as the testes, most violent 
in the evening and at night. — Sort of gonorrhoeal discharge 
from the urethra during micturition, with some burning. Ann. 
II. p. 110. 

5. POLLUTIONS.— LEWDNESS. 

Acid, phosp., in rather frequent doses, is an excellent rem- 
edy, when patients had been very much reduced by frequent, 
nightly pollutions succeeding one another in quick succession 
(brought on either by onanism or excessive coition). Arch. 
XII. 2, p. 23. Pr. Com. of the L. S. V. II. p. 9. 

China III, one drop. Lewdness in a man of thirty years. 

Symptoms : Excessive desire for this or that dainty. — Ex- 
cessive irritation of the sexual instinct day and night ; lewd 
fancies are constantly crowding upon his mind to his great dis- 
pleasure. — Heaviness, weariness, weakness in the whole body, 
especially the knees. Ann. 1. p. 100. 

Conium is an excellent remedy against excessive pollutions, 
when they had not been caused by previous sins. A. h. Z. 1. 
p. 161. 

Nux v. has frequently cured an excessive sexual desire 
with painful erections in the morning hours. H. pr. Erf. 
1. p. 71. 

Pulsat. X° has cured excessive pollutions brought on by 
onanism ; Sepia is likewise useful in this disease. Ann. IV. 
p. 180. 

6. IMPOTENCE. 

Acid mur., followed by a drop of China II, cured a case 
of impotence with complete absence of erections, one drop of 
Camphor I. having been given previously for the purpose of 
reducing the excessive sexual desire. Ann. IV. p. 431, 432. 

Acid phosp., twelve drops, three times a day, cured impo- 
tence brought on by excesses. A. h. M. II. p. 130. 



GONORRHOEA. 195 

Caladium may become a good remedy against impotence, 
inasmuch as negroes use it to bring on that weakness. Arch. 
XIV. 2, p. 94 

Magnet pol. aust. cured two cases of impotence, where 
erection was not wanting, but where the penis suddenly col- 
lapsed at the moment the emission was about to take place. 
H. in R. II. p. 15. 

Natr. mur., dissolved in brandy, one spoonful is said to 
effect fecundity in the next embrace. Arch. XIV. 2, p. 96. 

Conium X 0000 , several doses, followed by Sepia, but es- 
pecially several doses of Lycop. X 000 , restored completely the 
sexual powers of a man weakened by onanism. A. h. Z. 
VII. p. 42. 

Lycop. VI, \ drop, Graphites VI, f drop, and Slphur 
V co , removed impotence with induration of the testes. Pr. 
Com. of the L. S. V. I. p. 190, etc. 

7. GONORRHOEA. 

Acidum nit. removed a case of gonorrhoea of fourteen 
days, with excoriations of the glans, other remedies having pro- 
duced only a partial effect. Ann. IV. p. 28. 

Cannabis had to be repeated frequently, because every 
other remedy brought on the original symptoms. Arch. XII. 
2, p. 26. 

Cannabis, two doses, removed primary gonorrhoea within 
the space of eight days. — Cannabis, one drop, afforded consid- 
erable relief in a case of acute gonorrhoea, with haematuria and 
erections. A. h. Z. I. p. 153, 154. 

Cannabis cured gonorrhoea with excessive phimosis of six 
weeks' standing. A. h. Z. I. p. 165. 

Cannabis. Large doses are preferable in gonorrhoea. ^4. 
h. Z. V. p. 85. 

Cannabis (tincure), one drop, cured several cases of go- 
norrhoea. 

Symptoms : Burning daring micturition. — Frequent mic- 
turition. — Stitches in the urethra during and between the acts 
of micturition. — Discharge of thin mucus from the urethra. — 
Frequent, painful erections when sitting, and at night when in 
bed. — Slight inflammation of the glans. — Increase of pain du- 
ring motion. Ann. I. p. 370, 371. 

Cannabis 2. one drop ; a second dose in a fortnight. 

Symptoms : Whitish-yellow discharge from the urethra. 
— Burning during micturition. — Painful erection.— Spasmodic 
constriction of the bladder after micturition. Ann. III. p. 214. 



196 DISEASES OF THE MALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

Cannabis 2, one drop ; repeated in five days. 

Sy?nptoms : Discharge slight, white, painless. — Redness 
of the orifice of the urethra. — Afterwards pain as from excoria- 
tion, and stitches in the urethra between the acts of micturition. 
Thuya had been previously administered in both cases with- 
out much success. Ann. III. p. 214. 

Cantharides appear to possess great curative virtues in 
cases of primary and secondary gonorrhoea. H. in R. II. p. 39. 

Cubeb^e, in large and frequent doses, cure gonorrhoea 
with tolerable certainty. A. h. Z. V. p. 147. 

Cubeb^e IV — VI, acted with more success than the higher 
attenuations, and had to be given every three days. They are 
not suitable in the inflammatory stage ; they act so much 
more beneficially in the second stage, changing the green and 
yellow color of the discharge speedily to white, and diminish- 
ing its consistence. From ten to twenty days were sufficient 
to a cure. 

CuBEBiE II°°, several doses, cured a chronic case ; in other 
cases IV 0000000 were used. They appeared to act most bene- 
ficially in persons of a bilious constitution, disposed to be cos- 
tive. A. h. Z. VII. p. 26. 

Merc. sol. IV, two doses, cured a case of syphilitic go- 
norrhoea. A. h. Z. I. p. 146. 

Merc. sol. Ill removed a thick, yellow discharge, from 
the urethra, which ocurred principally at night, with burning 
and stitches during and after micturition, and continual erec- 
tions. — The fits of pain had been removed by Puls. and 
Cann. Ann. I. p. 371. 

Nux. v., one drop of tincture, being left to act four weeks, 
removed a gonorrhoea brought on in a vigorous man by sup- 
pression of the flowing haemorrhoids. A. h. Z, V. p. 277. 

Petroleum, tincture, the doses being given at short inter- 
vals, is said to render good service in gonorrhoea ; it has been 
employed with success after Cannabis orBALs. cop. A. h. 
Z. V. p. 146. 

Petroselinum O, one drop, two doses, removed chronic 
gonorrhoea. 

Symptoms : Discharge, now yellow, now of the color of 
albumen. — Frequently a violent priapism, without the penis 
being curbed. — Burning, early in the morning when urinating, 
scarcely perceptible, a sort of tingling, beginning at the peri- 
noeum, and extending through the whole of the urethra. — Vo- 
luptuous tickling in the fossa nevicularis, frequently. Arch. 
IV. 2, p. 76. 

Petroselinum removed a gonorrhoea, with burning in the 



METRITIS. 197 

urethra during micturition, the discharge being slight. Arch. 
XII. 3, p. 82. 

Petroselinum cured, within six days, a gonorrhoea accom- 
panied with violent and frequent desire to urinate, and pricking 
pains at the commencement of micturition. Ann. III. p. 303. 

Psoricum X°, three doses, one dose every eight days, fol- 
lowed by Syphilin, effected an almost complete cure of sec- 
ondary gonorrhoea. Pr. Com. of the L. j$>. V. II. p. 169. 

Pulsat. IY, one drop restored a gonorrhoeal discharge 
which had been arrested, and by this means removed swelling 
of the testes, ophthalmia brought on in consequence of that sup- 
pression. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 93, 94. 

Sepia and Silic. have frequently cured long-lasting go- 
norrhoea! discharges. Ann. I. p. 372. 

Sulphur is very efficient against chronic gonorrhoea. A. 
h. Z. I. p. 154. H. in R. II. p. 310. 

Thuya is a distinguished remedy in cases of gonorrhoea 
characterized by cauliflower-excrescences ; likewise in secondary 
gonorrhoea characterized by dry sycosic condylomata behind 
the margin of the glans or on the fraenulum of the prepuce. 
H. in R. II. p. 334. 

Thuya X, several doses, has been found curative in sev- 
eral cases of gonorrhoea. 

Symptoms : Discharge copious, rather yellow than white. 
— Tickling in. the urethra during micturition, or violent burn- 
ing, now in the anterior, now in the posterior part of the urethra. 
■ — Painful erections and cordee at night, with stinging pain in 
the forepart of the urethra. — Occasional cutting in the groins, or 
swelling and pain of the inguinal glands. Ann. III. p. 214, 215. 

Acidum nitr., Sepia, Sulph. and Lycop., are recom- 
mended against secondary gonorrhoea ; also Natr. mur. A. 
h. Z. I. p. 154, III. p. 184. 



XIV. 

DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERA- 
TION. 

1. METRITIS. 

Bell ad. X. Metritis in a primipara. 
/Symptoms : Slight lancinating pains in the hip-joint, after- 
ward also in the night. — Loss of consciousness ; delirium : 



198 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

countenance bright-red. — Eyes faint, wandering, expressive of 

anguish. — Thirst great, skin dry ; pulse fall and hard. 

Every coughing fit is accompanied with violent lancinating 
pains in both hip-joints ; she feels as if the uterus were being 
torn loose, and fall through the vagina. — Short, anxious breath* 
ing, continual moaning. — The lower limbs, especially the legs, 
do not admit of being either touched or moved. — Decrease of 
the lochial discharge. — Ann. I. p. 41, 42. Co?np. Puerperal 
Fever. 

Bellad. Metritis after parturition. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness, especially of the abdomen, 
afterwards heat, especially on the chest and abdomen. — Con- 
tinual pains in the uterus and anus. — Decrease of the lochial 
discharge, which smells badly. — Frequent retching, with dis- 
tended abdomen. — The abdomen is painful when touched. 

Delirium during her short sleep. — The remaining distention of 
the abdomen, the eructations and constipation, were removed 
by Nux. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 123. 

Nux v. is suitable in a case of metritis characterized by the 
following symptoms : Aching and lancinating pains in the 
uterus, increased by external pressure. — Intense pain in the 
small of the back and loins. — Constipation, or hard evacuations 
accompanied with burning and stinging pains. — Painful mic- 
turition, or retention of urine. — Lancinating pain in the abdo- 
men, and as if it were bruised ; during motion, cough and 
sneezing. — Increased temperature and swelling of the os tineas 
arid the vagina. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 44. 

2. PARTICULAR MORBID PHENOMENA OF THE FEMALE 
ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

Ignatia IV relieved a sort of uterine spasms. 

Symptoms : Cramp-pain in the region of the uterus, at 
times pressing from without inwards, at times from within 
outwards, extending into the right side of the abdomen and 
arresting the breath. — Qualmishness and weak feeling in the 
pit of the stomach. — The pain is diminished by lying on the 
back and by pressure upon the parts. Arch. V. 1, p. 92. 

Platina I has cured excessive sexual desires in females. 

Symptoms : Is continually craving sexual intercourse. 

Voluptuous images in her dreams ; when awake, she talks of 
nothing but her desire. — Voluptuous tingling in the region of the 
uterus. Ann. IV. p. 325, 326. 

Merc, vivus IV, one drop, removed an inflammation of the 
labia majora. 



MENSTRUAL DISTURBANCES. 399 

Symptoms : Enormous enlargment of the labia ; hard, hot, 
dark-red, shining, painful when touched and when rubbed by 
the dress. — Pains burning, throbbing, with stitches darting 
through the parts. — Fever. A. h. Z. V. p. 232. 

Mercurius has frequently removed a prolapsus of the va- 
gina. H. in R. II. p. 55. 

Mercurius, followed by Belladonna, has removed con- 
siderable lymphatic swellings of the labia, brought on by tight 
lacing in front of the pelvis. A. h. Z. I. p. 153. 

Sepia X 000 , preceded by Aconite X, cured a violent itch- 
ing of the pudendum. 

Symptoms : Violent itching of the pudendum. — The labia 
majora are swollen, inflamed, with a quantity of small pimples 
on the inner side, secreting a purulent humor. — Painful burn- 
ing and smarting during micturition ; frequent stinging between 
the acts of micturition. Ann. III. p. 439, 440. 

3. MENSTRUAL DISTURBANCES. 

AauiLEJA is said to be remedial in certain affections of wo- 
men who have arrived at the critical age, and also in many 
uterine affections, especially when the menses, although appear- 
ing at the proper time, are too scanty, and accompanied with 
a dull, painful, nightly increasing pressure in the right lumbar 
region. Heyne, pr. Erf p. 67. 

Atriplex olida II 0000 . 

Symptoms : Violent lancinations and cuttings previous to 
the menses. — Leucorrhoea. — Scanty discharge, generally of 
bloody mucus. — Pale, livid complexion. — Dreary condition of 
the head. — Constant restlessness and tossing in the bed. — Little 
sleep ; anxious and frightful dreams. — Great weakness in the 
small of the back, even unto falling, especially in the afternoon. 
— Sometimes sudden heat in the face. Heyne, pr. Erf. p. 109. 

Belladonna, in alternation with Pulsatilla, has helped 
in menstrual ailments characterized by congestion to he head 
and chest. Arch. XII. 3, p. 143. 

Belladonna X°° relieved a headache which generally 
occurred at the time of the menses ; it was throbbing, the head 
being hot, the face glowing red and bloated. Hygea, I. p. 34. 

Bryonia. Menstrual irregularity. 

Symptoms : Discharge of blood from the vagina for several 
months past, resulting in a sort of metrorrhagia every three 
Aveeks. — Burning in the stomach, when she moves about ; this 
burning becomes intolerable after she has worked for some 
time, accompanied with anguish and chills. Arch. III. 2, 
p. 126. 



200 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

Bryonia removed violent congestions to the head and chest 
in a girl ; they were brought on by menstrual irregularity, and 
were accompanied with leucorrhoea. Arch. XII. 3, p. 143. 

Calcar. is most serviceable when the discharge of blood is 
too profuse, and returns before the period. Calc. is so much 
more necessary as the intervals between the periods are shorter 
and the menses more profuse. Arch. X. 1, p. 81. 

Calc. has been suitable in the cases of females with phthis- 
icky habits, when the menses were too profuse and too early, 
and when leucorrhoea frequently appeared between the periods. 
Arch. XII. 3, p. 143. 

Calc. X°°, two doses. Menstrual irregularity. 

Symptoms : Menses very profuse, lasting eight days. — - 
Violent tearing and bo;ing pains over the right eye during and 
between the periods, when a change in the weather set in, or 
when the mind became moved ; the pains radiated over the 
forehead, the forepart of the head and the temples. — The par- 
oxysm of the pains is accompanied with vomiting. Arch. 
XIV. 3, p. 110. 

Calc diminished the menstrual flow, and the pain in the 
back consequent upon it. Ann. IV. p. 394. 

Calc. may not only be used against'profuse, but also against 
scanty menses ; it is even more frequently appropriate in the 
latter case. A. h. Z. I. p. 161. 

Calc X°°, two doses. 

Symptoms : Menses every four to six weeks, very profuse. 
— Violent colic, frequent headache, dizziness, vertigo, espe- 
cially a few days before and after the menses. — Violent, chronic 
cough at a previous period ; ever since then she frequently felt 
a pressure upon the chest, and as if the chest had been too nar- 
row. — Waking several times a night, with asthma and fearful- 
ness. — No appetite, frequently great weakness. — Gloomy mood ; 
every thing is contrary to her. Arch. XV. 2, p. 117. 

Chamomilla cures for a time frequent and too profuse 
menses, especially when the blood appears to be coagulated and 
is accompanied with intense colic. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 79. 

Chamomilla IV°°, two doses. Menstrual colic. 

Symptoms : Countenance pale, sunken, distorted by pain. 
— Horribly tearing, contractive pains in the abdomen and small 
of the back, shaking the whole body ; she stamps with her 
feet, and is obliged to hold on to something with her hands. — 
The body is not distended, but painful to the touch ; feeling as 
if it were ulcerated, especially below the umbilicus towards the 
inguinal region. — Continual diarrhoea, first greenish, after- 
wards resembling rice-water. — Nausea, eructations, inclination 



MENSTRURAL DISTURBANCES. 201 

to vomit. — Bitter, disagreeable taste in the mouth. — Tongue 
dry and coated yellow. — Chilliness, succeeded by great heat: 
pulse full, then again weak and contracted. Arch. XV. 2, p. 
118. 

Cocculus III. Menstrual colic. 

Symptoms : Copious, lymph-like fluor albus, mixed with 
an ichorous, purulent fluid. — Distention of the abdomen ; flat- 
ulent colic. — Pain, as of a heavy stone in the umbilical 
region and hypogastrium. — Pain as of subcutaneous ulcera- 
tion when sitting down, stooping, at every motion, or when 
touching the parts. — When stooping, or cowering, the discharge 
comes as if it were poured forth. 

Cocculus IV. Spasms from retention of the menses. 

Symptoms : Oppression, anguish and abdominal spasms, 
with paralytic weakness. Arch. VIII. 2, p. 68. 

Cocculus IV. Spasms brought on by a sudden stoppage 
of the menses. 

Symptoms : Pressure upon the chest, as of a stone ; 
spasm of the chest, moaning and groaning. — Throbbing, now 
in the vertex, now in the temples. — Pinching colic. — Attacks of 
nausea, even unto fainting ; she was unable to utter a loud 
word, and had to let her arms hang down. — Pulse small, 
scarcely perceptible. — Convulsive movements of the limbs. 
Arch. VIII. 2, pp. 68, 69. 

Cocculus deserves consideration in abdominal spasms 
with premature appearance of the menses. H. in R. I. p, 
244. 

Graphites X. Menstrual irregularities. 

Sympto?ns : Menses scanty for four years past, accom- 
panied by colic, drawing in all the limbs, and weakness. — 
Every day, especially after a meal, contractive pain in the 
epigastrium ; badly tasting eructations after the disappearance 
of the pain. — Want of appetite ; sometimes weariness in the 
morning. — Baryta, which had been given previous to Graph- 
ites, had relieved the colic : Graphites brought the menses 
out more abundantly. Ann. IV. pp. 452, 453. 

Graphites X°, and in a few weeks Lycop. X°°. Menses 
retarded and too scanty. 

Symptoms : Giddiness, vertigo, even when sitting. — Buz- 
zing before the ears. — Tearing in the temples, previous to the 
appearance of the menses. Giddiness unto falling, early in the 
morning when rising. — Heat in the face rising from below 
upwards. — Canine hunger. — Menses every five weeks ; the 
first day of their appearance, cutting and pressure in the abdo- 
men, down to the genital organs, with little discharge of blood, 
o 



202 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

— Stool hard, frequently every two or three days. — In the eve- 
ning, when in bed, a peculiar pain in the calves, to relieve 
which she constantly changes the position of her feet. Ann. 
II. p. 300. 

Graphites and Causticum are suitable, when the 
appearance of the menses takes place with difficulty, and 
the discharge is scanty and soon stops again. A. h. Z. I. pp. 
54, 55. 

Graphites is useful against scanty and rare menses. 

Symptoms : Irregular menstruation, after eight or ten 
weeks, only a few days ; blood thick, black as pitch, pre- 
ceeded and accompanied by continual headache. — Cutting, 
pressing pains in the hypogastrium and the region of the hips. 
— Pain in the small of the back. — Bloatedness of the abdomen, 
the upper and lower limbs, with numbness, tingling and sting- 
ing as if they would go to sleep. — Chilliness ; coldness of the 
hands and especially the feet. — Rapid increase of the body ; 
heaviness, weariness and laziness. — Small, round, red, itching 
herpetic formations on the forearms, neck, and nape of the 
neck. A. h. Z. V.p. 165. 

Ignatia has been useful against premature and too profuse 
menses. 

Symptoms : Menses every ten to fourteen days, preceded 
and accompanied by heaviness and heat in the head ; violent 
aching in the forehead. — Sensitiveness of the eyes to the light ; 
tingling of the ears. — Want of appetite. — Sensation of empti- 
ness in the stomach. — Contractive pain in the abdomen. — 
Chilliness, alternate with heat. — Anxiousness, palpitation of 
the heart. — Fainting sort of weariness in the whole body, and 
especially in the extremities. A. h. Z. V. p. 168. 

Merc. viv. X, four doses, one every eight days. 

Symptoms : At every menstruation, quite a red tongue^ 
with dark spots upon it, especially at the tip, with violent 
burning. — Saltish taste ; the teeth become dull and the gums 
look discolored. Ars. removed the rest of the burning pain. 
Arch. XII. 2, p. 85. 

Nux vom. X, one drop. Menstrual colic. 

Symptoms : Pressure in the forehead and on the top of the 
head, before and during the menses. — Painful, aching sensa- 
tion from the uterus to the umbilicus, sometimes as high up as 
the region of the stomach, with great nausea. — Fainting spells, 
shortly after chilliness and heat, with general redness of the 
face. — The uterine spasm frequently becomes so violent, that 
she has to bend double and to cry. Ann. I. pp. 103, 104. 

Nux vom. is useful when the flow is too long, eight or four- 



MENSTRUAL DISTURBANCES, 203 

teen days ; but especially when the menses return every four- 
teen, eighteen, or twenty days. Nux is almost a specific, 
when the appearance of the menses is preceded by a drawing 
in the cervical muscles, towards the occiput. Nux removes 
an apprehensive and disconsolate state of the mind, with qualm- 
ishness in and above the pit of the stomach, when that state 
occurs about one day after the termination of the menses, 
especially when they had appeared a little too early. H. pr. 
Erf. I. pp. 62, 63. 

Phosphorus suppresses the menses speedily. A. h. Z. I. 
p. 162. 

Phosphorus X°°. Menstrual colic. 

Symptoms : Scanty flow of the menses. — Violent, cutting 
pains in the abdomen at the appearance of the menses, as if 
knives were cutting through the parts to and fro. — Pain in the 
back. — Vomiting of bile, mucus and food, preceded by leucor- 
rhoea with frequent pressure upon the bladder, with weeping 
mood. A. h. Z. III. p. 117. 

Phosphorus appears to be suitable when the menses 
appear too late, four or eight days, but are so much more pro- 
fuse, last about eight days, and leave great weakness behind, 
with blue rings around the eyes, emaciation and anxiousness. 
A. h. Z. III. p. 116. 

Platina is suitable when the menses last too long, and are 
too profuse, with pressing downwards from the genital organs, 
and spasmodic labor-like pains in the abdomen. The blood is 
dark, partly liquid, partly coming off in clots. A. h. Z. V. p. 
310. 

Pulsatilla II. Dysmenorrhea. 

Symptoms : Feels sick eight days previous and eight days 
after every period. — The menses flow one or two days ; appear 
too early; the blood is black, slimy ; preceded, and succeeded 
by leucorrhcea. — Sudden attacks of vertigo, anfl giddiness. — 
No appetite, no pure taste. — Rising of mere air. — Cutting in 
the abdomen, especially early in the morning. — Slool rather 
hard. — Pressure upon the bladder, as if she would urinate ; 
the urine comes off with a cutting sensation. — Frequent fits of 
anguish. — Sleepless nights ; gulping up. — Short breath. — In- 
clines to feel offended. Ann. I. p. 101. 

Pulsatilla 4, one drop. Menstrual colic. 

Symptoms : Spasms, at times in the stomach, at times in 
the liver, at times in the intestines ; from twenty-four to 
thirty-six hours previous to the menses, she is attacked with 
such violent spasms of the uterus and its ligaments, that she 
has to lie down. — Menstrual ilow three or four days. — After 



204 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

the menses, the spasms re-appear. — Interrupted sleep ; a little 
rest towards morning. — Weeping mood. Nux removed the 
remaining spasms of the stomach. Ann. I. p. 102. 
Pulsatilla — 0V0 • Menstrual spasms. 

Symptoms : Some hours after the menses, violent pressing 
upon the rectum, as if she would constantly go to stool ; this, 
however, is not the case, but whenever it takes place she only 
passes a little diarrhoeic stool. — The menses are accompanied 
with chilliness and weakness, and last four to five days, 
weaker than before. — Violent spasms with sour vomiting ; after 
the vomiting, she feels better, except some weakness in the 
stomach. — The pains are alleviated by lying quietly, but 
aggravated by the slightest motion. —Sleeps well, but dreams 
a good deal. — Between the menses she frequently suffers with 
pressure at the stomach, with nausea and sour eructations. — 
Passive mood, her chagrin is internal. Ferrum relieved the 
remaining symptoms. Arch. I. 1, p. 88, etc. A. h. Z. I. p. 158. 

Pulsatilia VI, one drop, two doses, one dose every six 
days. Menstrual colic. 

Symptoms : Extremely painful stitches in the left groin. — 
Incisive pain in the uterine region. — The menses last eight 
days ; the blood being first blackish and lumpy, afterwards 
bright-red ; the pain becomes only tolerable by bending double, 
followed by a slight discharge of mucus for a fortnight. A. h 
Z. V. p. 154. 

Secale cornutum X 000 . Menstrual colic. 

Symptoms : At times tearing, at times cutting pains in the 

abdomen. — Pale countenance. — Coldness of the extremities. 

Cold sweat. — Small, suppressed pulse. Arch. XV. I. p. 121. 

Sepia X has been useful in profuse menstruation. 

Symptoms : Continual, excessive discharge of blood, day 
and night, accompanied by spasmodic, contractive pain in the 
abdomen. — Painful pressing towards the genital organs ■ some- 
times stitches dart through them. A. h. Z. V. p. 323. 

Sulphur X°° removed a continual tenesmus of the rectum, 
after the appearance of the menses ; Puls. had been given 
previously. A. h. Z. I. p. 158. 

Veratrum III, one drop, another dose in three weeks, 
removed menstrual irregularities. 

Symptoms : Nausea, early in the morning, with inclina- 
tion to vomit, and constrictive sensation in the throat. Con- 
stant obtusion of the head ; sometimes a sensation on the top 
of the head, as if a piece of ice had been laid upon it. — Fre- 
quently a general chilliness ; cannot get warm. — Feet, hands 
and nose are always cold as ice. — Constant irregularity of the 



AILMENTS ACCOMPANYING AMENORRHGEA. 205 

menses ; they appear generally every three weeks. — On the 
day of their appearance, diarrhoea, nausea, and chilli- 
ness. — Diarrhoea, accompanied with burning pain in the rec- 
tum. — Mood irritable and sensitive ; gets easily angry, and is 
frequently inclined to weep. Ann. IV. p. 249. 

Veratrum in one case restored the menses the next day, 
although they had existed a fortnight previous. A. h. Z. I. 
p. 162. 

4. AMENORRHEA.— AILMENTS ACCOMPANYING 
AMENORRHCEA. 

Calcarea. Suppression of the menses after fever and 
ague. 

Symptoms : Headache and vertigo ; reeling and dizziness, 
early in the morning when rising, walking or stooping. — Heav- 
iness and dull pressure in the head, aggravated by external 
pressure. — Heat in the head, especially in the forehead, with 
congestion of blood to the head, and pulsations in the head. — 
Roaring of the ears, sometimes like the ringing of bells. — Want 
of appetite with good taste. — Nausea after a meal, eructations, 
the food tends to rise again in the throat ; vomiting.— Aching, 
fulness and pressing sensation in the pit of the stomach, with 
anguish ; every thing she ties around the part feels tight. — Dis- 
tention, grunting and rumbling in the abdomen. — The menses 
have been suppressed ever since she had the fever. — Molimina ; 
at the time the menses appear, she has a violent pain in the 
small of the back, drawing and stitches in the abdomen, in the 
legs and feet, at times in one place, at times in another ; she 
feels warm and uncomfortable in the whole body ; she comes 
near fainting. — Paintness and heaviness of the limbs ; want ot 
disposition to work. — Sleepy and tired all the evening. — Irrita- 
ble ; talking but little ; starting easily ; sad and out of humor. 
Ann. III. pp. 18, 19. 

Cocculus IV is very useful in spasms from retarded 
menses, and from sudden suppression of the menstrual flow. 
Arch. VIII. 2, p. 68. 

Conium affords striking relief, within eight days, in 
menostasia, chlorotic ailments, withering breasts and hysteria. 
A. h. Z. I. p. 161. 

Conium renders important services in entire suppression 
of the menses, or when their first appearance is prevented. 
Hart, in R. I. p. 265. 

Graphites brought on the menses, which had remained 
suppressed for three years after a disease, after the general 
sufferings had been cured by suitable remedies. Ann. III. p. 22. 



206 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

Graphites X° increased the menses in a lady suffering 
with oedema pedum, erysipelatous redness of the face, and had 
here and there some itching blotches. Arch. XIV. 2, p. 106. 

Iodium VI°. Complicated affection from suppression o 
the menses, which had appeared but once. 

Symptoms : Frequent, extremely violent pinching colic. — 
Occasionally she experienced violent stitches in the left side of 
the chest, during respiration. — Palpitation of the heart after 
exercise. — Weak, dry cough frequently during the day, with 
stinging in the throat. — Generally the face is pale, occasionally 
however a sudden redness makes its appearance in the face, 
with burning of the ears. — Out of breath when going up 
stairs. — Want of strength ; long walking is troublesome to her. 
— Her hands are always cold ; they are constantly covered 
with cold sweat when working. — The disagreeable symp- 
toms disappeared, but the menses did not return. Ann. II. p. 
297. 

Kali carb. has been frequently employed with success 
against entire suppression of the menses, or when their first 
appearance in the years of puberty is retarded. H. in R. I. p. 
373. 

Nux v. 10 on one occasion restored the menstrual flow, 
after a cessation of nine months. Ann. I. p. 107. 

Nux v. brought back the menses in two cases ; in both 
cases one drop of the tincture was given night and morning, 
the dose being increased b}^ one drop every day. The menses 
appeared on the fourth and eighth day. Hygea I. p. 165. 
(Strange treatment. Hempel.) 

Nux mosch. poooo curec t a case f menostasia of nine 
months standing, brought on by washing the room during the 
menses. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 17. 

Opium, one dose a day, for two to three days, is very effi- 
cient against menostasia. A. h. Z. I. p. 154. Arch. XL 1, 
p. 17. 

Pulsat. "V , one drop. Complicated ailments from suppress- 
ed menstruation. 

Symptoms : Frequently intermitting ache in the forehead. 
— Livid complexion ; blue, almost dark-blue rings around the 
eyes. — Bitter, flat taste. — Loathing of meat and bread. — At- 
tacks of nausea with pain in the stomach, and sometimes 
vomiting of bilious-mucous substances. — Frequent and profuse 
bleeding from the nose. — Stitches in the side during a fit of 
cough, with profuse expectoration of foamy blood ; palpitation 
of the heart ; difficult respiration and deep sleep at the termi- 
nation of the attack. — No menses for eight months past. — 



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Stool rare and scanty. — Frequent colic. — The lower limbs feel 
heavy, as if they were made of lead. — All the limbs feel as if 
they had been bruised by blows. — Swelling of the dorsum of 
the foot. — Sleep full of dreams. — Thinks with much pleasure 
of drowning herself, and feels attracted to the water. — Sad ; 
breaks forth into tears ; taciturn. — Ill-humored, discontented, 
easily angry. — Starting easily ; is afraid of ghosts. — Indifferent 
in regard to her health ; tired of living. Arch. X. 3, p. 99, etc. 

Puls. Y. Ailments from suppression of the menses. 

Symptoms : Cough with little discharge, accompanied 
with retching and vomiting of mucus, which is quite bitter in 
the end, generally towards morning. — Cough and vomiting are 
accompanied with violent palpitation of the heart — Periodical 
asthma ; want of breath after the cough or when in a draft. — 
Burning heat of the face, with burning of the eyes, with thrills 
of chilliness over the body, with little thirst. — Throbbing and 
distensive ache in the forehead. — Anxious tremor of the limbs. 
— Complete want of appetite. — Putrid taste after eating and 
drinking, bitter in the morning. — Emaciated and weak. — Sad, 
but composed mood. Arch. V. 1, p. 76. 

Puls. IV, half a drop. Suppression of the menses brought 
on by bathing the feet in cold water. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness, immediately. Painful feel- 
ing of pressure, from the stomach to the chest, arresting breath- 
ing. — Inclination to vomit alternates ivith vomiting. — Spasms 
in the abdomen and chest, with continual asthma and suffoca- 
tive feeling. — Costiveness, anguish of death, palpitation of the 
heart. — Finally, increasing asthma with cold forehead and 
hands. Puls. removed all these symptoms, and the menses 
reappeared. Arch. VIII. 2, p. 78. % 

Puls. in alternation with Bellad. Suppression of the 
menses by cold. 

/Symptoms : Frequent disturbance of the sleep by head- 
ache.— The pains in the right side are generally throbbing. — 
Frequent obscuration of sight and vertigo when walking ; has 
to hold on to something and to sit down. Continual hum- 
ming and roaring in both ears Continual lachrymation, 

especially in the open air. — Constant humidity of the nose, 
especially a smarting as from excoriation. — Constant accumu- 
lation of mucus, with insipid taste. — Continual thirst. — Cough 
sometimes hollow, with discharge of a slight quantity of bitter 
putrid mucus. — Asthma after the least motion ; tension on the 
chest, short breathing. — Palpitation of the heart is brought on 
easily ; little appetite. — Hot air frequently rises in the throat, 
causing a burning sensation. — Stool hard and difficult, with 



208 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

throbbing headache. — Continual desire to urinate ; only a slight- 
quantity of white turbid urine being passed. Limbs thin and 
feeble. — Continual coldness of the feet. — Frequent chilliness 
over the body. — Skin dry and pale ; pale countenance. — Sad 
and weeping mood. All the symptoms having disappeared, 
the menses were restored by Stramonium III 000 . Arch. IX. 
3, p. 127, etc. 

Pulsat. II, preceded by Acon. Spasms consequent upon 
suppression of the menses. 

Symptoms : The blood rises to the head, followed by 
throbbing, tearing, stinging. — Violent pains in the head and 
teeth. — Spasms, changing to leaps and dancing about in the 
room. Puls. afforded speedy relief. Arch. XII. 2, p. 173. 

Pulsat. is especially proper for diseases brought on by sup- 
pression of the menses ; it is especially suitable to blue-eyed, 
sanguine, mild, blond, delicate females. Arch. XII. 3. p. J 48. 

Pulsat. VI, one drop, restored the menses, which had been 
suppressed by a violent suppression of herpes. A. h. Z. V. p, 
153. 

Pulsat. is a distinguished remedy in suppression of the 
menses, with pale countenance, spasmodic tightness of the 
chest, spasm of the chest brought on by inconsiderable moral 
emotions ; continual chilliness. — Likewise in complaints con- 
sequent upon cessation of the menses. It has cured h£emoptisis ? 
with dark, coagulated blood being thrown off in the night, with 
asthma, stitches in the chest, cold feet ; — it has also removed a 
painful distention of the abdomen, with cedematous swelling 
of the legs and continual, most violent pain in the small of the 
back. A. h. Z V. p. 310, 311. 

Pulsat. VIII 00 , five doses, one every four days. Ailments 
from suppression of the menses. 

Symptoms : Vertigo, obliging one to sit down. Humming 
of the ears, especially when entering the room. — Diminished 
appetite. — Heaviness in the abdomen, with sensation as if a 
lump were lodged there — Nightly rumbling in the abdomen, 
with distention. — Intense pain in the region of the liver and 
below the short ribs, when grasping the parts, especially when 
lying down.— Stool natural, sometimes hard. — Mild, mucous 
leucorrhsea. — Little urine by day, more at night, of pale yellow 
color. — Periodical, lancinating headache. — Pressure and tight- 
ness of the chest, when talking more than usual, or making any 
other extra exertions. — Sleep not quiet till morning ; many 
dreams and startings. — Towards evening sensation of chilliness 
along the back, afterwards heat and finally sweat. — Great de- 
ficiency of strength. — Pulse irritated, small. — Temper soft, 



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passive, shy. Ferrum X° was given in the after-treatment, 
but the menses did not appear. I. d. h. H. I. p. 98, etc. 

Pulsat. three doses, with intermediate use of Cocc. 
Amenorrhea up to the 26th year. 

Symptoms: Paleface; habitual headache. — Vertigo when 
stooping and during a rapid motion. — Little appetite ; slow di- 
gestion. — Great accumulation of flatulence. — Absence of thirst. 
Eructation, costiveness. — Pain between the shoulders and in the 
loins. — Weight in the region of the uterus. — Frequent desire to 
urinate ; urine watery and depositing a white sediment. — 
Copious leucorrhcea.— Feeling of coldness all over. — Sopor, 
The two last doses of Puls. brought on the menses. Ann. II. 
p. 113. 

Puls. IV, half a drop. Amenorrhea, with various ailments. 

Symptoms : Giddiness, even when sitting or lying down. — 
Tearing in the right side of the head, in the ear, temple and 
teeth, worst at night. — Buzzing and ringing in the ears. — Con- 
tinual bitter taste in the mouth. — Writhing and cutting in the 
abdomen, morning and evening. — Stitches in the abdomen, on 
the left side, above the crest of the ilium. — Distention of the 
abdomen, after dinner. — Pressure and feeling of repletion in the 
pit of the stomach. — Hard stool, with burning and cutting in 
the anus. — Urine clear as water. — Previous to her illness, the 
menses were regular, with cutting in the abdomen, and flow- 
ing copiously for eight days ; they have ceased to flow for the 
last four months. Nightly sleep disturbed by tearing pain in 
the head. — When the tearing subsides, she has a cold creeping 
over the skin, with shaking chills. — Palpitation of the heart 
and anguish. — Frequent arrest of breathing, with sensation as 
if a ball were rising in her throat. Puls. restored the menses 
speedily. Ann. II. pp. 298, 299. 

Puls. IV, half a drop. Suppression of the menses by 
echauffement and subsequent cold drinking. 

Symptoms : Plaintive, weeping, anxious mood. — Single 
dartings in the head. — When looking up, she feels as if she 
would fall over, with qualmishness about the heart. — Buzzing 
in the ears, when sitting down and yawning. — Swelling of the 
region of the right parotid gland, with itching pain. — Tongue 
coated yellow. — Much saliva in the mouth. — Qualmishness in 
the afternoon, sense as of writhing and burning in the pit of 
the stomach, collection of water in the mouth. — No appetite; 
she is easily satiated. — Distention and hardness of the abdo- 
men, with aching. — Leucorrhcea like milk in the place of the 
menses. — Soreness in the nape of the neck, when moving it. — 
Weariness and heaviness in the lower limbs. — When walking, 



210 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

sense as of creeping and trembling under the skin. — In the 
night, the lower limbs are painful, with a feeling of uneasiness. 
Profuse sweat, at night. — Cramp in the calves. — Chilliness in 
the open air, followed by flashes of heat in the face. — Anxious 
apprehension ; ill humor. Ann. II. p. 299, 300. 

Sabine oleum, half a drop, restored the menses in a girl 
who had suffered with amenorrhoea for a whole year, in a 
couple of hours : afterwards the menses appeared regularly. 
A. h. Z. I. p. 8. 

Sepia is useful in suppression of the menses. A. h. Z. V. 
p. 323. 

Sulph. (tinct.) Suppression of the menses. 

Symptoms : Giddiness, buzzing in the ears, obscuration 
of sight. — Afterwards, distention of the abdomen, after dinner . 
— Stitches and cutting in the pit of the stomach, at new moon, 
when the period should arrive, from six to eight days, in the 
morning, relieved by lying down. — In the beginning, the pain 
was felt in the liver, now it extended over the whole abdomen. 
— The menses generally appeared a few days too late, were 
scanty and accompanied by violent colic and lassitude. — Was 
subject to cold.— The menses reappeared after Sulphur. 

Sulph. trit. 1, two doses in one day. Suppression of the 
menses in the case of a female, who suffered with monor- 
rhagia. 

Symptoms : Obtusion of the head, stupefaction, heaviness 
of the head, with tensive, aching pain, especially in the occiput. 
— Stiff neck, with aching pain, the same pain being felt in the 
back down to the small of the back. — Tension between the 
scapulae ; pain in the small of the back. — Violent stitches in 
the rectum and anus, with swelling of the varices. — Costive- 
ness. — Pressure over the eyes. — Photophobia. — Heat and red- 
ness of the cheeks. — Dryness, and scraping burning of the 
mouth, palate, fauces. — Great thirst. — Feeling of swelling and 
contractive sensation in the fauces. — Pain during deglutition. 
— Continuous burning, stinging pain in the left hypochondrium, 
increased by pressure and during an inspiration, with sensa- 
tion as if the side were full and tense. — Urine dark, turbid, 
scanty, burning. — Tensive pressure in the whole chest, with 
oppression and difficulty of breathing, with periodical stitches 
in both sides of the chest, especially during an inspiration. — 
The lower limbs, especially the thighs, feel heavy and weary, 
stiff, with drawing and pressure : the muscles are painful to 
the touch and when moved. — Drawing in all the limbs, weari- 
ness. — Dry heat of the whole body ; accelerated, full pulse, vio- 
lent orgasm of the blood. — Sleeplessness ; great restlessness ; 



LEUCORRHCEA. 211 

despondency. — A crisis set in by sleep and sweat, with reap- 
pearance of the menses. A. h. Z. VI. p. 22. 

Sulphur, two doses, one dose every four days, speedily 
restored the menses of psoric females, after a suppression of 
many months. Arch. XV. 1, p. 125. 

Sulphur X°°, three doses, one every three days. Amen- 
orrhoea. 

Symptoms : Weariness of the lower limbs ; has difficulty 
in going up stairs. — Nausea and costiveness when riding in a 
carriage. — Frequently indolent stool, and costiveness, without 
any ostensible cause. — When a child, she frequently suffered 
with ophthalmia. After taking Sulphur, the menses appeared 
regularly. Ann. IV. p. 75. 

5. LEUCORRHCEA. 

Aconite I, frequent doses, is said to have cured leucor- 
rhosa, occasionally. A. h. Z. I. p. 146. 

Alumina IV 000 removed leucorrhoea accompanied with 
herpes. 

Symptoms : Copious leucorrhoea, yellow in the end, and 
acrid ; it was most copious shortly before and after the menses. 
— Herpes on the forearms. — Great weariness of the lower limbs, 
especially in the region of the hips, becoming a real tremor 
when continuing to walk. — Heaviness of the feet, and tightness 
of the chest, which makes it difficult to ascend stairs. Ann. I. 
p. 176, etc. 

Aquileja cured the leucorrhoea of a weakly, poorly looking 
female. Heyne, pr. Ert. p. 68. 

Arnica and Calc removed leucorrhoea with swelling of 
the knee, in a healthy looking girl. Arch. XI. 2, p. 114. 

Bovista is efficacious against corrosive leucorrhoea. A. h. 
Z. III. p. 127. 

Calc. has been found efficacious against leucorrhoea and 
the concomitant ailments, especially in females of sanguine tem- 
perament, weakly constitution, or mild temper. Arch. XII. 3, 
p. 143. 

Calc has been useful against leucorrhoea, without men- 
strual irregularity. 

Symptoms : Copious discharge of mild, white mucus, every 
day, with violent itching of the pudendum, occasional burning 
and darting stitches. — General weakness and depression, espe- 
cially weakness in the knees and legs. — Emaciation, pale face. 
— Weakness of the chest, especially when talking ; sometimes 
oppression of the chest. — Aching pain in the chest ; dry cough. 
— Restless sleep. — Irritable, vehement, anxious, desponding. 
A. h. Z. V. p. 83. 



212 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

Calc., oned ose, removed leucorrhoea in fourteen days. 

Symptoms : Corrosive leucorrhoea for the last four or five 
years, especially after the appearance of the menses. — More- 
over, frequent and pricking pains in the region of the liver, 
making labor difficult. — Diminished appetite. — Sometimes pain 
in the small of the back. /. d. h. H. II. p. 171. 

Cannabis appears to be remedial against fluor albus. Arch. 
XV. 2, p. 124. 

China, three doses, removed leucorrhoea, being the remnant 
of a cachectic state relieved by Puls. Ann. II. p. 116. 

Cocculus III. Leucorrhoea in the place of previous too fre- 
quent and profuse menses. 

Symptoms : Copious, flesh-water colored fluor albus, 
mixed with a purulent and ichorous fluid, pouring off when 
stooping or cowering. — Distention of the abdomen, flatulent 
colic. — Pain, as of a heavy stone in the umbilical and hypo- 
gastric region. — Pain, as of an internal ulcer when sitting, 
stooping, moving, or touching the parts. Arch. IV. 1, p. 121. 

Cop. bals. is an excellent remedy against fluor albus, 
consequent upon gonorrhoea. A. h. Z. I. p. 161. 

Iodium X 00 ° cured a case of leucorrhoea of several years 
standing, in an old female, also other cases. Arch. XIV. 2, p. 
113. 

Leucorrhin X removed the leucorrhoea of a young girl, 
with menstrual difficulties and spasms. A.h. Z. IV. p. 39. 

Merc. sol. IV, two doses, cured leucorrhoea. Hygea II. 
p. 259. 

Natrum mur. V, several doses, removed leucorrhoea in a 
girl who had not yet menstruated. 

Symptoms : Day and night, discharge of a quantity of 
white, thick, translucent, mild mucus, without pain. — Aching 
pains in the forepart of the head, corresponding with the leu- 
corrhoea. — Inclines very much to diarrhoea, after catching cold, 
or after slight dietetic transgressions, with colicky pains and 
discharge of much mucus with stool. — The menses appeared 
in three months. A. h. Z. V. p. 273. 

Petrol. VI°° removed a case of leucorrhoea with lewd 
dreams. Ann. IV. p. 67. 

Puls. 14 and Lyc. X, in alternation, cured leucorrhoea, 
which had been caused by fright at the time of the menses. 

Symptoms : Acrid and corrosive leucorrhoea for a year and 
a half, most profuse before and after the menses, and worst in the 
morning. — Colic and distention of the abdomen previous to 
the appearance of the leucorrhoea. — Pain in the sides and legs. 
— Short breathing, early in the morning. — The symptoms get 



CHLOROSIS. 213 

worse after taking buttermilk or heating drinks. A. h. Z. 

III. p. 126. 

Sabina VI has been frequently useful in cases of leucor- 
rhoea with menostasia. H. in R. II. p. 223. 

Sepia has been useful in leucorrhoea without menstrual 
irregularity. 

Symptoms : Copious discharge of a yellowish, thick, cor- 
rosive mucus, during the day. — Fulness, heaviness, distention 
of the abdomen. — Continual, painful pressing downwards in 
the sides. A. h. Z. V. p. 324. Ann. III. p. 34. 

Stannum has been efficacious against chronic leucorrhoea, 
weakening her very much. Ann. II. p. 116. 

Sulphur, two doses, removed leucorrhoea in the case of a 
child ; it has changed corrosive leucorrhoea to a mild one. Ann. 

IV. p. 256. 

6. CHLOROSIS. 

Calc. carb. has cured a case of chlorosis, where dropsy 
had already set in. Arch. XV. 1, p. 126. 

Conium, brings about a striking improvement in chlorosis, 
menostasia, dwindling of the mammae and hysteria, in eight 
days. A. h. Z. I. p. 161. 

Ferrum carb., the doses being rather large. 

Symptoms : Vertigo during motion, stooping, etc. — Aching 
pains in the forepart of the head and stomach. Want of appe- 
tite. — Sluggish stool. — Countenance and body pale as wax ; 
pale lips and tongue. — Scanty menses, flesh-colored, or want- 
ing altogether. — Emaciation, excessive debility, especially of 
the knees. — Sometimes leucophlegmatic swelling of the face, 
hands, and especially the feet. — Urine clear as water. — Con- 
tinual chilliness and coldness. — Pulse weak. A. h. Z. V. 
p. 164. 

Nux v. Leucorrhoea, with other ailments, brought on by 
great vexation. 

Symptoms : Vertigo ; in the morning and after a meal, sen- 
sation as if every thing in the head were turning. — Sensation, 
when lying down, as if the brain were pushing towards the 
forehead, with obscuration of sight. — Headache with humming 
and throbbing, as of something alive ; most violent in the fore- 
noon. — Twinkling before the eyes, with dilatation of the pupils ; 
she feels as though she ought to wipe something off her eye. — 
Little appetite, good taste. — Qualmishness, soreness and faint 
feeling in the pit of the stomach, with violent nausea and oc- 
casional vomiting of the ingesta. — Colic, with rumbling, yawn- 



214 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

ing and distention of the abdomen, sometimes cutting in the 
intestines, especially at night and early in the morning. — Cos- 
tiveness ; stool every two or three days, hard, and with pain 
in the anus. — The menses sometimes appear in a fortnight, or 
three weeks, scanty, with violent colic. — Continual, painless 
discharge of fetid mucus from the vagina, coloring linen yeL- 
low. — Is most unwell early in the morning. — Sleep at times 
good, at times disturbed by colic. — Very sensitive, inclining to 
be angry and quarrelsome, irritable, angry at trifles. The dis- 
ease yielded to Nux. Ann. II. p. 300, 301. 

Pulsat. II, one drop, afterwards IV, with an intermediate 
dose of Nux, was the chief remedy in a kind of chlorosis ; 
Calc. Grap. Lycop. were used for the after-treatment. 

Symptoms : Extreme paleness of the skin. The face is 
somewhat bloated, especially below the eyes and in the re- 
gion of the cheeks. — Complexion yellowish and greenish ; 
lips bluish. — The body seems to be bloated ; the muscles 
are relaxed and feel soft. — Great appetite, frequently a ca- 
nine hunger, with fits of great weakness, and feeling of emp- 
tiness in the stomach. — Frequently a painful drawing in the 
body, especially the back and small of the back. — Heaviness of 
the limbs. — If she chooses, she is able to conquer her lazy feel- 
ing, which is accompanied by inclination to sleep. — Frequent 
palpitation of the heart, with shortness of breath, especially at 
night, after violent exercise or a slight emotion. — The body is 
somewhat bloated, with loud rumbling. — Irregular stool, gene- 
rally hard.- -The period, which comes on too late, causes vio- 
lent pain in the abdomen and in the small of the back. — Pulse 
at times slow, at times quick, but always small. — Frequently 
sad mood, then again unusually cheerful. — Frequently dis- 
posed to be alone. Ann. I. p. 155, etc. 

Pulsatilla is suitable against chlorosis, accompanied by 
constant chilliness and coldness, especially of the extremities, 
the body being warm externally. Ann. IV. p. 148. 

7. METRORRHAGIA, MENORRHAGIA. 

Belladonna may be useful in profuse and premature ap- 
pearance of the menses, or in metrorrhagia, when accompanied 
by a painful pressing in the internal parts of the pudendum and 
violent pain in the small of the back, and the blood is rather 
dark and coagulated. Arch. XI. 2, p. 56. VIII. 3, p. 77. 

Belladonna X, half a drop. Metrorrhagia brought on by 
lifting a heavy load at the time of the menses. 

Symptoms : Violent pains in the whole of the abdomen ; 



METRORRHAGIA. 215 

when they come on, the discharge of blood became so violent, 
that the blood flowed continually in a thin stream, and was 
bright-red. — Pulse full, hard and frequent. Ann. I. p. 111. 

Bryonia. Metrorrhagia and abdominal sufferings brought 
on by a shock on the abdomen. 

Symptoms : Continual discharge of blood from the vagina, 
assuming the nature of a metrorrhagia every three weeks. — 
Burning in the stomach, at every motion she performs, becom* 
ing intolerable when she continues her work, with a parox- 
ysm of anguish and chilliness. Arch. III. 2, p. 126, 127. 

Bryonia X 000 , after Crocus had afforded some relief. Me- 
trorrhagia brought on by the abuse of tea from herbs. 

Symptoms : Discharge of several pounds of blood. — Pale, 
sunken countenance, weak. — Pulse now hard and irritated, 
now small and weak. — Violently burning pain in the small of 
the back, commencing at the pit of the stomach. — Periodical, 
violent pressure in the abdomen. — Nausea, vertigo, feeling of 
nausea. — When lying down or walking, discharge of big lumps 
of dark, coagulated blood, without pain. — No appetite ; indolent 
stool : no sleep. — Frequent chills. Ann. IV. p. 76, 77. 

Carb. an. X, after using many other remedies, cured a case 
of metrorrhagia of sixteen months' standing, the blood flowing 
at intervals of eight or ten days, and being fetid, putrid, with 
painful hardness in the region of the liver, intense pain around 
the small of the back and groin, etc. A. h. Z. III. p. 6. 

Chamomilla IV is useful in metrorrhagia, when the blood 
is dark, almost blackish, comes at short intervals and in coag- 
ulated lumps ; or when the flow is accompanied by violent, 
labor-like pains in the abdomen, with much thirst, and the ex- 
tremities being very cold. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 76. 

Chamomilla III 00 . Metrorrhagia after parturition. 

Symptoms : Almost without consciousness ; face and body 
pale, pulse scarcely perceptible. — The blood flows violently for 
half an hour. Ann. I. p. 110. 

Chamomilla IV, quarter of a drop. Metrorrhagia at the 
time of the menses. 

Symptoms : The blood flows continually, has a fetid smell, 
in big, black lumps. — Pulse full, but not hard. — General weak- 
ness, roaring in the ears, obscuration of sight, and heaviness of 
the head. — Fainting fit, when raising herself. — Nux removed 
the remaining constipation, and China the great weakness and 
sensitiveness of the hairs on the head. Ann. I. p. 110, 111. 

China 16 0000 , and afterwards a smaller dose. 

Symptoms : Continual vertigo. — Headache over the whole 
head. — Continual twinkling before the eyes. — Humming in the 



216 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

ears . — Dry mouth, no thirst. — Pain in the abdomen, like labor- 
pains, from the os sacrum to the bladder. — Desire to urinate, 
with little discharge. — Stool scanty and hard, with pressing. — 
Uncommon weakness ; sleeplessness, frightful dreams, palpita- 
tion of the heart, uneasiness.— Constant chilliness ; cold hands 
and feet. — Quick vanishing of ideas. — Continual discharge of 
clots of coagulated blood. — Anxious, imagines she will die. — 
Out of humor. A. h. Z. VI. p. 140, 141. 

Crocus t | t . Chronic metrorrhagia. 

Symptoms : Almost constant discharge of dark, tenacious 
blood, especially early in the morning, black lumps, sometimes 
the blood is thin and like flesh- water. — Occasional intermission 
of three or four days, she then feels a weight in the groin. — Al- 
most constant pain in the groin, and drawing in the small of the 
back. — Little appetite ; she is immediately satiated. — Sensation 
in the epigastric region, as if something alive were in the body. 
— Frequent attacks of anxiety, with flushes of heat over the 
whole body, and prickling in the skin, as if sweat would break 
out. — Almost always lazy and weary. — 'Light sleep. — Com- 
plexion livid ; cheeks sunken. — The discharge of blood was 
stopped by Crocus ; after which the menses appeared every four- 
teen days, very profusely, with colic, and labor-like pressing 
downwards in the abdomen. All these symptoms were removed 
by Platina r^Mf- Arch. II. 1, p. 87, etc. 

Crocus I. Metrorrhagia after fright. 

Symptoms : For nineteen weeks she passed uninterruptedly 
large quantities of dark, black, fetid blood, without sensation. — 
Around the umbilicus continual sense as of whirling and bound- 
ing, as if a ball were bouncing to and fro. — Beating pain in 
the left side of the head, especially early in the morning, affect- 
ing the eye, which is agglutinated early in the morning. — Every 
thing appears wrapped up in mist, with continual twinkling be- 
fore the eye. — Vertigo and fainting fits. — Complete want of ap- 
petite ; almost continual nausea. — Excessive weariness. — The 
limbs feel bruised ; the legs are slightly swollen, with drawing- 
tearing pain, especially after rising. — Continual chilliness. — 
Restless sleep. — Scanty, hard stool with exertion. — Yellowish 
complexion. — Emaciation. — Obstinate, out of humor, sad. — 
Ipec. removed the remaining discharge of blood, Nux cured the 
constipation, inclination to vomit ; Ferr. mur. the pains and 
swelling of the feet. Arch. II. 1, p. 110, etc. 

Crocus I. cured a case of metrorrhagia, occurring for eight 
days at new and full moon, the blood being tough and black- 
ish. Arch. IV. 1, p. 12. 

Crocus I, one drop. Metrorrhagia after an echaurTement at 
the time of the menses. 



METRORRHAGIA. 217 

Symptoms : Pale, as if lifeless ; is unable to open her eyes 
from weakness ; lips pale. — Faints when she attempts to move 
about. — Two days ago, had headache and was cold, followed 
by discharge of dark, fetid blood from the vagina, without sen- 
sation. — Sensation in the abdomen, as of something alive ; ver- 
tigo ; yellowish complexion. — Anxiety ; pulse scarcely per- 
ceptible and very quick. — China IV removed the remaining 
weakness. Arch. V. 1, p. 70, etc. 97. Ann. IV. p. 76, etc. 

Ferrum. Metrorrhagia after parturition. 

Symptoms : Frequent discharge of blood, partly liquid, 
partly black-red clots, with violent labor-like pains in the 
loins and abdomen. — Full, hard pulse ; frequent, short chills. 
— Headache and vertigo. — Constipation ; hot urine. Nux re- 
moved the constipation. Arch. IV. 3, p. 43. 

Ferrum speedily relieved a case of metrorrhagia brought 
on by profuse menstruation. Arch. XI. 2, p. 104. 

Ferrum has been found useful in metrorrhagia with vio- 
lent erethism, fiery-red countenance, and hard, full pulse. Ann. 
II. p. 53. 

Ipec. I, one drop, cured a case of metrorrhagia within a 
couple of hours, which had been treated unsuccessfully for 
nine months. Arch. XV. 1, p. 125. 

Ipec. 2, one drop. Metrorrhagia of a pregnant female. 

Symptoms : Violent colic after washing something, qualm- 
ishness and feeling of warmth in the pit of the stomach, slight 
vertigo. — Metrorrhagia with drawing in the small of the back, 
weakness and heaviness of the legs, and weariness of the body. 
— Afterwards increase of the hemorrhage, miscarriage, nausea, 
pale countenance, dry mouth with thirst. Ann. I. p. 271. 

Platina has been useful in a case of violent hemorrhage 
after miscarriage, the blood coming off in black clots ; also in 
hemorrhage accompanied by a morbid excitation of the sexual 
organs, or excessive sexual desire. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 103. 

Platina is especially useful in cases of metrorrhagia with 
dark, thick, coagulated blood, the pain in the small of the back 
moving into the two iliac regions and causing a pressing down- 
wards in the internal parts, with excessive sensitiveness of the 
genital organs. Plat, and Bell, ought to be especially used 
in profuse menstruation characterized by the above symptoms. 
Arch. VIII. 3, p. 77, 78. All. h. Z. V. p. 310. 

Platina tToTo was curative in a case of profuse menstru- 
ation. 

Symptoms : Excessive cutting in the abdomen several 
days previous to the appearance of the menses, heavy press- 
ing towards the genital organs, and labor-like pains, from the 
p 



218 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION, 

small of the back through the groin into the thigh. — During 
the menses the drawing is less, but the cutting and pressing 
continue. Arch. II. 1, p. 90. 

Pulsat. is useful in metrorrhagia, when the hemorrhage is 
not continuous, but at times ceases, at times returns with in- 
creased violence, much coagulated blood being passed. Ann. 
II. p. 53. 

Puls. Y, one drop, metrorrhagia, with false labor-pains, in 
a pregnant female. 

Symptoms : Blackish blood, at times liquid, at times coming 
off in clots. — The entrance of the vagina narrow, dry; it can 
only be entered with great pain and force. — The os tincse is 
closed ; the vaginal portion relaxed. — The fetus indistinct and 
high up. — Weakness from the hemorrhage and the labor-pains. 
— The labor-pains do not cause the uterus to contract. Ann, 

1. p. 107, etc. 

Puls. IV, arrested a violent hemorrhage after confinement 
the placenta remaining attached. Ann. II. p. 22, 23: 

Sabina X°°. Metrorrhagia for eleven weeks. 

Symptoms : Discharge of much black blood, especially at 
night, frequently in big lumps ; it is sometimes bright-red. — 
Violent tearing in all the limbs, pain in the small of the back 
and abdomen.- — Tearing headache, generally on the left side ; 
frequently intolerable. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 112. 

Sabina cures violent metrorrhagia, with labor-like pains ; 
moving from the small of the back to the groin, and violent 
desire to urinate. Ann. II. p. 52. 

Sabina I, eight doses in four weeks. Metrorrhagia after 
miscarriage. 

Symptoms : Blood generally coagulated, dark, blackish, 
more rarely thin and watery ; at night the discharge is less and 
painless. — Slight pressure above the ossa pubis, and pressing 
towards the genital organs. — General weakness ; emaciation. — 
Pale complexion. — Sometimes vertigo. A . h. Z. V. p. 323. 

Sabina V, one drop, cured a chronic metrorrhagia, with 
peculiar pain in the limbs. Arch. V. 1, p. 158. 

Sabina VIII 00 , one dose a day, removed a violent metrorr- 
hagia with pinching in the abdomen ; the blood was thin, and 
the patient very weak. Hygea. I. p. 81, 82. 

Sec ale cornutum cures profuse menstruation and me- 
trorrhagia. A. h. Z. I. p. 131. 

Secale corn. X, has cured hemorrhage from miscarriage, 
from parturition, and in one case from a violent shock on the 
abdomen of a pregnant female. A. h. Z. III. p. 173. Arch. XV. 

2, p. 84, 85. 

Sepia X, cures profuse menstruation, metrorrhagia. 



PROLAPSUS UTERI. 219 

Symptoms : Continued, excessive discharge of blood day 
and night. — Spasmodic, contractive pain in the abdomen, pain- 
ful pressing towards the genital organs, sometimes stitches 
dart through them. A. h. Z. V. p. 323. 

8. ORGANIC CHANGES OF THE UTERUS. 

Sepia appears to be the most effective remedy against in- 
duration of the vagina or the os tincae ; it affords much relief. 
A.h.Z. I. p. 145. 

Belladonna X°° relieved a swelling of the uterus after 
parturition. 

Symptoms : The uterus might be felt above the symphisis 
pubis like a hard tumor. — Continual pressing, pushing, draw- 
ing and violent pains in the uterus, with pain in the small of 
the back. Arch. XV. 2, p. 116. 

Belladonna affords relief in cancer of the womb. It is 
indicated when there is painful pressing downwards, as if the 
lower intestines would issue from the vagina, with pain in the 
small of the back. After Bell., Hep. is frequently indicated, 
Plat, is often indicated, when the pain in the small of the 
back is not present. Arch. XI. 2, p. 54. 

Thuya, Mercur. Staphis. Acid, nitr., are also recom- 
mended in cancer of the womb. Ann. I. p. 284. 

Bellad. 20, one dose every forty-eight hours, and after- 
wards Ars. every four days, completely cured scirrhus and 
prolapsus of the uterus ; accompanied by continual hemorr- 
hage, pain in the back, shootings in the groin, costiveness, and 
difficult walking. Ann. IV. p. 338, 339. 

9. PROLAPSUS UTERI. 

Belladonna relieves and even cures prolapsus. Arch. 
XL 2, p. 54. Ann. IV. p. 338. A.h. Z. I. p. 345. 

Nux v. IV, and Aurum II and III, removed a descent of 
the uterus, brought on by lifting a heavy load. 

Symptoms : Is unable to make water, notwithstanding the 
painful pressing upon the bladder. — Can neither lie nor sit. — 
Burning thirst ; lips and tongue dry and hot. — No appetite, no 
sleep.— Constipation, violent desire for stool. — Skin hot, but 
sweaty. — Distention of the region of the bladder, does not bear 
the least touch. — Pressing, lancinating pains from the region 
of the ossa pubis towards the vagina. — Descent of the uterus ; 
the vaginal portion being thicker and shorter; the os tincee, 
which is open, feels enlarged. — The substance of the uterus is 
hard and tough. Arch. VI. 1, p. 72, etc. VII. 1, p. 82. 



220 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

Nux. v. X° has several times removed a prolapsus uteri or 
vaginae, as it sometimes takes place in confinement, after the 
pains. Arch. X. 2. p. 62. 

10. NYMPHOMANIA. 

Platina II has afforded great service in a sort of nymph- 
omania. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 103. Ann. IV. p. 325. 

Platina 1V° or X° is the most useful remedy in nymph- 
omania with delirium, in confinement. Arch. X. 2, p. 49. 

Veratrtjm IV° has cured a case of nymphomania, from 
suppression of the lochia. Arch. X. 2, p. 49. 

11. STERILITY. 

Cannabis I, one drop, and afterwards Merc. Ill, giving 
both remedies twice to husband and wife, effected pregnancy, 
after a sterility of six years. Arch. IV. 1, p. 120. 

Calc. X°°, given against a copper eruption in the face, 
effected pregnancy in a female who had not conceived for nine 
years past. Pr. Com. d. L. S. V. I. p. 171. 

Phosphorus appears to be a distinguished remedy against 
sterility ; likewise Merc, and Ferr. A. h. Z. III. p. 41, 42. 
L p. 156, etc. 

12. MISCARRIAGE. 

Belladonna has relieved the consequences from mis- 
carriage. 

Symptoms : Considerable hemorrhage. — The patient is 
faint, stupefied, pale, disfigured.— Great heat of the whole body, 
especially the head ; excessive thirst.— Violent palpitation of 
the heart ; headache. — Oppression of the chest, and constant 
moaning. — Violent uneasiness and tossing about. — Pulse fre- 
quent and irritated. Constipation and strange feeling yielded 
to Bryonia X 000 . Ann. II. p. 296. 

Calc. is one of the preventives against miscarriage. A. h. 
Z. I. p. 51. 

Cham. t - Vo o, repeated in a few days, has speedily removed 
fever, with threatening miscarriage. 

Symptoms : Heaviness of the limbs. — Frequent yawning. 
— Coldness of the whole body ; internal chilliness. — Excessive 
restlessness. — Convulsive, single twitchings of the limbs. — Vio- 
lent, labor-like pains in the small of the back, extending to- 
wards the abdomen and the genital organs. — Some hemorrhage 
from the vagina. Arch. II. 2, p. 90. 



MISCARRIAGE. 221 

Ferrum prevented miscarriage in a female who had mis- 
carried three times before. Arch. VI. 3, p. 102. 

Nux v. is excellent in preventing miscarriage, inasmuch as 
it removes the varicose condition of the uterus, by which he- 
morrhage is frequently caused ; or, when exciting spirituous 
drinks have produced congestions to the uterus ; or when there 
is constipation. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 54, 55. 

Sabina IV — VI, one dose a month, prevented miscar- 
riage in a female who had constantly miscarried in the third 
month of pregnancy, as soon as she came under the influence 
of an emotion, or when she took cold. Sabina likewise re- 
moved the labor-like drawing and cutting from the small of the 
back to the uterus, and the labor-pains which she felt in the 
fourth month. Arch. IV. 1, p. 118. 

Sabina V, one drop, after Ipec. 2, relieved a woman who 
had miscarried three times in her fourth month, even when the 
symptoms of her former miscarriages had already appeared : 
chilliness, heat, pressing towards the uterus, with some dis- 
charge of blood. Arch. VI. 3, p. 102. 

Sabina X°° prevented miscarriage in a female who had 
miscarried five times before, even when, in her third month, the 
abdomen was already flaccid, had a doughy feel, the uterus 
had descended, and fever and pains had already set in A h 
Z. IV. p. 14. 

Sabina III, one drop, removed the precursory symptoms of 
miscarriage in the sixth month. 

Symptoms : Sudden, violent pain extending towards the 
thighs, alternately moving towards the genital organs, as if the 
menses would make their appearance. — Vomiting of theingesta. 
— Continual desire for stool and violent diarrhoea. — Fever, with 
chattering. — Anguish and despondency. A. h. Z. V. p. 152. 

Secale corn. X°°, arrested immediately the hemorrhage 
and labor-like pains, brought on by slight fright, in the third 
month. The woman had had two miscarriages, in her third 
month. A. h. Z. III. p. 172. 

Secale corn. X° arrested the continual hemorrhage and 
the colic of a pregnant female, which had already once brought 
on a premature confinement. A.h.Z. III. p. 172. 

Sepia and Zincum are recommended as preventives against 
A.h. Z. I. p. 147. 



222 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 



13. AILMEMTS DURING PREGNANCY. 

Acidum phosp. I affords relief in the so-called cutting wa- 
ters of pregnant females. Hygea, II. p. 32. 

Aconitum O, one drop. Vomiting of a pregnant female. 

Symptoms : Nausea in the morning, retching, vomiting of 
mucus. — After every meal, violent pain in the stomach, nau- 
sea and vomiting.— Violent headache, with pressure in the fore- 
head and over the orbits. Ann. I. p. 250. 

Acon. removed the fear of death in a lying-in female. Arch. 
IX. 1 ? p. 115, etc. 

Acon., two doses, removed a lancinating, burning, some- 
times sore pain in the right hypochondrium, in a piegnant 
female of a vehement temper. Ann. II. p. 98. 

Arnica, two doses, relieved a pain in the abdomen, brought 
on by a strain ; violent stitches in the pit of the stomach, whence 
a pressure and a sensation as of constriction of the chest move 
towards the back, increased by eating, drinking, and con- 
tact ; accompanied by heat, sweat, and frequent pulse. Ann. 
II. p. 98. 

Arsen. VI, one drop, every evening, afforded help, when 
the morning nausea became a fainting fit, and when, the sto- 
mach being empty, there was retching and discharge of some 
mucus and water, with previous burning sensation in the region 
of the stomach and fauces. Hygea, II. p. 423. 

Belladonna frequently cures melancholia, in and after 
confinement, depending upon a disturbance of the sexual ap- 
paratus. Arch. XI. 2, p. 84. 

Bellad. V, several doses, relieved a case of spasm of the 
stomach. 

Symptoms : Violent, spasmodic pain in the pit of the sto- 
mach and the left hypochondrium, with retching and vomit- 
ng. — Painfullness of the whole body. — Violent pressing to- 
wards the genital organs, with frequent desire to urinate. — Emis- 
sion of scanty, watery urine. — Face red, bloated, hot. — Partial 
loss of consciousness : taciturn, without motion, sometimes 
uttering a sudden cry. A. h. Z. V. p. 68. 

Belladonna speedily removes spasmodic, labor-Jike ab- 
dominal pains of pregnant females, most violent in the region 
of the back, the congestion of blood to the chest being fre- 
quently so violent that it brings on palpitation of the heart, and 
shortness of breath, spasmodic trembling and shaking of the 
extremities, even of the whole body, and accompanied with 
dry heat and great thirst. Arch. XI. 2, p. 63. 



AILMENTS DURING PREGNANCY. 223 

Bell ad. relieves the peculiar throbbing toothache of preg- 
nant females. Arch. XII. 3, p. 142. 

Bryonia X 000 relieved abdominal sufferings of a preg- 
nant, female. 

Symptoms : Vertigo, when stooping. — Gloominess, cloudi- 
ness of the head ; obscuration of sight. — Continually an insipid 
taste in the mouth. — No appetite, frequent hiccough. — Inclina- 
tion to vomit, retching, after a meal.— Spasmodic drawing in 
the arms, and sometimes involuntary shaking of the same. — 
Drawing pain in the lower limbs. Ann. III. p. 173. 

Brvonia X, one drop, has removed a burning pain in the 
region of the os tincse, going off on pressure and returning after 
the pressure ceased or when touching the parts. Ann. I. 
p. 87. 

Castoreum helped in one case of chronic vomiting of a 
pregnant female. Hygea, II. p. 424. 

Chamom. IV 00000 , and in twenty-four hours Bellad. 
X 00000 relieved abdominal pains of a pregnant female. 

Symptoms : Burning pain below the false ribs of the left 
side and in the pit of the stomach. — Lancinating pains when 
coughing, sneezing, or touching the parts, in the left side of the 
abdomen. — Frequent desire to urinate, afternoon and evening ; 
when standing, the urine flows involuntarily.— Violent itching 
of the abdomen. — Diarrhoea after every little dietetic transgres- 
sion. — Flushes of heat. 

Cocculus VI 00000 has relieved a case of frequent desire 
to urinate. Ann. III. p. 172. 

Ferrum I, has sometimes relieved the vomiting of preg- 
nant females, otherwise in good health, when they suddenly 
jump up from table and throw off the ingesta with one jerk, 
without losing their appetite for more food. Hygea, II. p. 423. 

Hyosciamus I, one drop, has relieved spasms of a preg- 
nant female. 

Symptoms : Dull, violent headache. — Bloated, red coun- 
tenance. — Frequent twitchings in the cheeks. — Nausea, vomit- 
ing of the ingesta, with violent pains in the pit of the stomach. 
— Spasmodic pains in the abdomen. — Constipation. — Fits; she 
uttered a violent cry every ten minutes ; there u as increased 
redness of the countenance, great anguish, oppression of the 
chest, and tightness of breath ; twitchings of the extremities and 
face, the mouth being turned to one side ; loss of conscious- 
ness. Ann. I. p. 309. 

Ipec, in repeated doses, has relieved nausea and inclina- 
tion to vomit of pregnant females. Arch. XII. 2, p. 26. 

Ipec, two doses, relieved the vomiting and nausea of preg- 



221 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

nant females. Sometimes Natrum m. and Conium. Hygea, 
I. p. 35. 

Ipec. 2 arrested a violent metrorrhagia. Ann. I. p. 271. 

Magn. mur. IY, one drop every day, has afforded excel- 
lent service, when pregnant females complain of nausea all 
day long, without ever vomiting, eating certain kinds of food 
with appetite, having a livid appearance and inclining to weep 
from nervousness. In a few cases, the nausea was accompa- 
nied by a lancinating pain in the left side, under the short ribs, 
Hygea, II. p. 423. 

Nux v. frequently relieves the vomiting of pregnant fe- 
males ; likewise the vomiting which takes place in the last 
month of pregnancy, with excessive colic. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 60. 

Nux v. has relieved abdominal pains in pregnant females. 

Symptoms : Nausea, thirst, sudden diarrhoea. — Frequently 
a canine hunger, without appetite. — Great weakness with tre- 
mor of the limbs. — Pressure in the pit of the stomach and grip- 
ing, previous to stool. — Great weakness and paleness of coun- 
tenance during the paroxysms, i". d. h. H. I. p. 193. 

Nux v. in complicated ailments during pregnancy. 

Symptoms : Lancinating, intolerable pain in the right side 
of the chest, most violent in the morning, and moving to the 
small of the back. — Pressing downwards in the abdomen. — 
Constipation, alternating with diarrhoea. — When eating she is 
speedily satiated and loathes food. — Tensive pain across the 
pit of the stomach. — Hollow, dry cough in day-time, with pain 
in the chest— Short breath, and oppression of the chest, when 
making a slight effort. — Sometimes general flushes of heat and 
red countenance. Ann. II. p. 99. 

Nux v. has cured a case of swelling of the vagina during 
pregnancy, with burning, pricking pains, increased b}^ contact. 
Ann. II. p. 116. 

Opium, repeated doses of the tincture, is useful in costive- 
ness of females. 

Platina, Plumb. Alum, and especially Sepia, are dis- 
tinguished remedies to remove costiveness. A. h. Z. I. p. 55. 
Y. p. 305. 

Phosphorus YIII, in drops, has helped when the ingesta 
were thrown off with a jerk. Hygea, II. p. 423. 

Pulsat. IV. Abdominal pains of pregnant females. 

Symptoms : Vertigo when stooping. — Stinging, turning 
pains in the forehead. — Tongue coated white. — Little appetite. 
— Every thing tastes bitter. — Badly tasting eructations. — Heart- 
burn after a meal, unto vomiting. — Evacuation of hard faeces, 
every two or three days. — Frequent dry coryza. — Short breath- 



AILMENTS DURING PREGNANCY. 225 

ing, especially when ascending a height. — Burning pain in the 
back. — Tearing in the limbs from the hip to the knee. — Rest- 
less sleep ; anxious dreams. — Continual chilliness. — Tremor 
of the limbs when walking. Bryonia X 000 relieved the re- 
maining constipation. Ann. III. p. 174. 

Pulsat. V, one drop. Melancholia of a pregnant female : 
Bell, had not done much good. 

Symptoms : Cold, gloomy, distrustful, reserved. — Taciturn, 
folds her hands, lays them on the abdomen, sighs. — Sometimes 
heat of the face and thirst. — No desire for food. — Weakness ; 
soreness of arms and lower limbs. — Complete absence of sleep. — 
Walks about frequently, looking for things at the wrong place. 
or knows not where she is. — Talks foolishly in the night, and 
wants to go, from fear of black men. Arch. IX. 1, p. 114, 115. 

Puls. relieves the toothache of a pregnant female. 

Symptoms : Pain comes in paroxysms, is most violent in 
the evening, with a feeling of chilliness over the whole body, 
shuddering, anguish about the heart and great paleness, in- 
creasing to such an extent that it brought on loss of con- 
sciousness and fainting ; also several nightly fits. — The pain 
was relieved by cool air. — Gums bloated and sore. — Heaviness 
of the head and vertigo. — Mood mild and passive. Merc, re- 
stored the firmness of the gums. A. h. Z. IV. p. 273. 

Pulsat. IY, smelling, relieved abdominal pain in a preg- 
nant female. 

Symptoms : Continual, violent chilliness. — Pulse small. — 
Face alternately red and pale. — Eyes dim, deep, tongue coated 
white. — No appetite. — Sluggish stool. — Stitches in the chest. — 
Labor-pains in the abdomen, below the umbilicus, in the re- 
gion of the uterus, with some hemorrhage from the vagina : 
the pain is increased by motion. — Nausea, after every meal. 
Ann. I. p. 260. 

Pulsatilla, for abdominal pains, aggravated by sitting ; 
also for abdominal spasms, with continual, painful desire to 
urinate, more when sitting. Ann. II. p. 98. 

Pulsat. speedily cured a case of leucorrhoea during preg- 
nancy. It is the most certain remedy to remove the false pains, 
especially when they occur morning and night, shortly before 
confinement. A. h. Z. I. p. 147. 

Puls. Ill removed a continual desire to urinate, in pregnant 
females, with drawing in the abdomen. Ann. II. p. 109. 

Secale corn. X 000 cures spasms in the calves and soles, 
disturbing sleep and hindering motion. Arch. XV. 1, p. 121. 

Sepia X°. Abdominal pains. 

Symptoms : Distensive headache when stooping. — Putrid 



226 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

taste with eructations. — Fetid smell in the nose. — Much thirst 
and little appetite. — Sometimes nausea, and even vomiting af- 
ter a meal. — Pressure and heaviness in the abdomen, and sen- 
sation of distention, as if the abdomen would burst. — Burning 
and stitches in the abdomen, near the umbilicus, in the left side, 
down to the leg. — Violent pressure upon the bladder, during the 
motions of the fetus. — Chilliness and heaviness in the lower 
limbs. — Lancinating pain in the vagina, and profuse leucorrhoea. 
— Burning and tearing pains in the small of the back, back, 
and up to the shoulders. — Restless, short sleep, with tossing 
about. — Frequent chilliness in the evening and open air. Ann. 
III. p. 173. 

Sepia X 00 , smelling, removed violent toothache in the case 
of a pregnant female. 

Symptoms : The pain came on in paroxysms, throbbing, 
pulsative, with perceptible pulsation of all the arteries of the 
body ; relieved by cold water, returns immediately as soon as 
the water gets warm. — When the pain increases, tingling in 
the left hand, going over into tearing, and in a fit of spasmodic 
asthma. — Redness of the eyelids, painfully burning, especially 
when waking up. — Expulsion of blood from the nose, when 
blowing it.— Anxious, discouraged, weeping mood. A. h. Z. 
[V. p. 274, 275. 

Veratrum III. Abdominal ailments. 

Symptoms : Coldness of the whole body. — Cold feet. — Oc- 
casional flushes of heat with thirst. — Pressure in the stomach, 
when eating something ; afterwards hiccough with retching 
and water-brash, tasting bitter. — Cutting in the abdomen. — 
Tearing in the lower limbs. — Great weakness ; cannot remain 
up. Ann. I. p. 82, 83. 

15. MORBID PHENOMENA DURING THE ACT OF PARTU- 
RITION. 

Arnica, wash, restored a rupture of the perinseum, in con- 
junction with the suture. Ann. III. p. 424. 

Bellad. II. Retarded delivery of the placenta. 

Symptoms : Bright-red face, shining eyes. — Dry skin. — 
Pulse small and hard. — Vagina dry ; placenta adhering firmly. 
— Abdomen bloated, the right side painful to the touch. — Con- 
tinual dry, short and hacking cough. — Mouth dry ; but would 
not drink. — Great anguish and internal uneasiness. — In half an 
hour severe pains set in, which threw off the placenta. Arch. 
V I. 1, p. 65. 

Coffea is useful in severe labor-pains, when the female is 
sensitive and not used to coffee. Ann. II. p. 114. 



MORBID PHENOMENA DURING PARTURITION. 227 

Crocus I, and Sabina VI, have frequently arrested the 
hemorrhage occurring during parturition, without an artificial 
delivery becoming necessary, unless the placenta was attached 
over the mouth of the womb. Arch. XI. 2, p. 39. 

Hyosciamus IV, Chamomila VJ, Cicuta X, Ignatia X, 
Bell. X, are suitable against the cramps during parturition. 
Arch. X. 2, p. 38. 

Nux v. X is useful in too violent pains, Arch. X. 2, p. 38. 

Opium has been useful in sudden cessation of the previous 
powerful pains, with trembling, sometimes interrupted by vio- 
lent jerks in the body, coma, with the mouth open and snoring. 
Ann. II. p. 115. 

Puls. IV°. In retarded parturition and false pains of eleven 
hours, from inactivity of the uterus. In a few minutes, strong 
pains. Ann. IV. p. 327. A. h. Z. VI, p. 106, 107. 

Pulsat. relieves most certainly false pains, a short while 
previous to the confinement, especially when they are most 
violent evening and night, and disturb sleep. A. h. Z. I. p. 
147. 

Pulsat. is said to be less curative in deficient pains than 
in spasmodic pains, with consequent inactivity of the uterus. 
4. second dose did not seem to do any good in some cases. 
A. h. Z. IV. p. 278. 

Puls. IV°°. In metrorrhagia after confinement, with ad- 
hering placenta. The patient was already pale and covered 
with cold sweat, with roaring in the head and vanishing of 
sight, with deficient contractions of the uterus ; distortion of the 
eyes and itching of the facial muscles. Shortly after strong 
pains set in, the placenta becoming detached. Ann. III. p. 
22, 23. 

Secale corn. X 0000 , four doses, one dose every two hours, 
promotes the pains. 

Symptoms : Four weeks previous to the confinement, after 
a fall, discharge of water from the uterus, with pains in the ab- 
domen, increased by motion, cutting, griping, compressive, and 
pressing downwards. — At the commencement of the delivery 
the face was livid and pale. —Head free, breathing short, quick, 
irregular. — Abdomen hard and distended. — Uterus very high, 
with ulcerative pain, when touched. — Skin flaccid, cool, viscid. 
— Thirst moderate. — Pulse small, frequent, empty. — The ex- 
ternal pudendum and the vagina were cool, rigid, without any 
turgescence. — The os tinea) bloated, hard like cartilage, tense, 
of the size of a dollar, turned backwards. — The head presented 
in the rather narrow, inclined strait of the pelvis. A, h. Z. 
III. p. 173. 



228 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

Secale corn. I 000 , two doses, accelerated parturition, 
Avhen the waters had already been discharged and the pains 
ceased completely. A. li. Z. III. p. 173. 

Secale corn, is frequently useful in deficient pains, in the 
third or fourth stage of labor, provided there is no peculiar 
painfullness or irritation between the pains, the uterus is pain- 
less, the os tincae open, soft ; when the placenta has remained 
behind, or in hemorrhage after parturition. Arch. XV. 2, 84. 

Secale corn. X 0000 , in two hours X°°. Adhering placenta. 

Symptoms : Violent hemorrhage after parturition. — Patient 
pale, exhausted, cold. — Pulse small, exhausted. — No pains. — 
The uterus contracted like a ball, and maybe felt between the 
umbilicus and crest of the ilium. — The mind tormented by 
the fear of death. — The os tincae is in the centre of the strait, 
towards the right side, of the size of a dollar, spasmodically 
contracted. — Vigorous pains soon set in, the placenta coming 
off. A. h. Z. VI. p. 105. 

Secale X 000 , in the case of a primipara, who could not 
be delivered on account of deficient but intolerably severe 
pains, soon made the pains less fatiguing, but more effective. 
Arch. XII. 2, p. 81. XV. 1, p. 111. 

Secale VI 000 , one or two doses, promoted the pains, in 
the second or third stage of labor. Arch. XV. 1, p. 121. 

Secale X°° accelerated delivery in a case of insufficient 
pains. A. h. Z. II. p. 158. 

Secale is useful in absence of pains, and weakness, with- 
out or with spasms. The dose may be repeated. A. h. Z. 

IV. p. 278. 

Secale X°°. Placenta attached over the mouth of the 
womb, hence hemorrhage, with deficient pains. The child being 
in the diagonal position, was delivered by turning ; the placenta 
did not come off, the hemorrhage and absence of pains continued. 
Secale arrested the hemorrhage speedily, and the placenta 
came off after the pains commenced. A. h. Z. VII. p. 23. 24. 

5. MORBID PHENOMENA DURING CONFINEMENT. 
a. after-pains. 

Arnica X 00 removed the after-pains after the delivery had 
been accelerated by Secale. A. h. Z. III. p. 173. VI. p. 105. 

V. p. 55. 

Coffea I 000 relieves the violent after-pains, with which 
females who had borne several children are frequently affected. 
Arch. X. 2, p. 44. 



SORENESS OF THE MAMMAE.— WEANING. 229 

Chamomilla has been useful in a case of severe after- 
pains, and in metrorrhagia. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 100. VIII. 3, p. 79. 

Nux v. has relieved some very violent after-pains, especially 
when she felt in the recumbent position as if she had a desire 
to go to stool, but, when going to stool, the spasmodic pains 
extended more to the uterus and bladder. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 60. 

b. SORENESS OF THE MAMMiE — WEANING. 

Arnica is useful in soreness of the mammae, while wean- 
ing the child ; frequently however sulphur and the antipsorics 
are necessary. A. h. Z. V. p. 23. 

Arnica O, 12 drops in three ounces of distilled water, 
bathing the nipples three times a day and using sulphur II°° 
internally, effected a perfect cure. 

Symptoms : Inflammation and rhagades of the nipples ; 
the left nipple ulcerated and bloated. — Several glandular in- 
durations in the left mamma, of the size of a nut. — The 
mother is very much irritated, cannot sleep from pain. Hygea. 
I. p. 47, 48. 

Calc X°, cures soreness of the mammae, when arrived at 
the last stage ; also Graph. Lycop. and Sepia. Arch. X. 2 3 
p. 56. 

Causticum X, six doses, one every seven days, has cured 
sore nipples with rhagades, and herpes all around. A. h. Z. 
III. p. 163. 

Nux. v. X°, one drop, relieved a pain of the nipples, which 
were almost closed, making sucking impossible. A.h.Z. II. p. 63. 

Nux v. X°. Soreness of the nipples. 

Symptoms : Immediately after parturition violent drawing 
pains in the nipples, especially violent after sucking. — The 
nipples are somewhat sore, whitish in the centre, without sup- 
purating. Ann. II. p. 353, 354. 

Pulsatilla has done the greatest good to the mother 
while weaning her baby ; according to others Bryonia or 
Rhus is the best remedy. Arch. XV. 1, p. 126. 

Sulphur. Great soreness of the nipples. 

Symptoms : During the first days of weaning, the nipples 
became sore, with deep rhagades. The borders of the rhagades 
frequently bled and burnt like fire. Deep rhagades at the base 
of the nipples and partly in the areola. — Previous to the fully 
developed soreness, she suffered with asthma and oppression 
of the heart. The remaining soreness, and the small humid 
vesicles, which had formed, were relieved by Graphites. 
Arch. VIII. 3, p. 148, 149. 



230 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

Sulphur. Soreness and induration of the mammas, com- 
mencing during pregnancy. 

Symptoms : Sometimes slight drawing in the indurated 
places of the mammas. — Swelling of the mammas in the fourth 
month, and painful to the slightest touch. — The nipples and 
areolae are chapped and covered with straw-colored scales, 
from under which an acrid humor oozes out. — Frequent itch- 
ing, at night, in the sore places, going over into burning pain 
after scratching. After taking Sulphur the nipples became 
cured and the mammae painless ; the induration yielded to Gra- 
phites, the soreness and scales of the left mamma to Lyc. 
Arch.VlII. 3 5 p. 156. 

C. ERYSIPELATOUS INFLAMMATION OF THE MAMMAE. 

Belladonna is almost a specific against erysipelatous in- 
flammation of the mammae, after w^eaning. There are swell- 
ings, indurations, redness, irradiating towards one point, lanci- 
nating and tearing pains in the mammae. Arch. IX. 3, p. 40 . 

Bell ad. X°, also Bry. may be employed, when the chest 
begins to become hard and turgescent, and when the milk be- 
comes stagnant, with incipient redness of the skin. When the 
inflammation is considerable, a poultice of juniper may be ap- 
plied. Arch. X. 2, p. 56, 57, 

Bryonia X°° removed inflammation of the chest conse- 
quent upon cold. 

Symptoms : Tension ; violent, lancinating pain under the 
affected mamma : burning externally. — Considerable hardness 
of the chest, especially towards the axilla ; red skin and in- 
crease of warmth. — General feverish excitement. A. h. Z. 
IY. p. 282. 

Phosphorus X° is suitable in bad cases of erysipelatous 
inflammation with threatening or beginning suppuration. 
Arch. X. 2, p. 57. 

Phosphorus X, frequently repeated. 

Symptoms : After chills, heat, thirst, headache and pain in 
the mammae. — Swelling of the mamma, redness, heat, hard- 
ness, elasticity, tension, weight. — The pain is continually throb- 
bing, burning, lancinating. — The secretion of milk is either di- 
minished or stops altogether. — Generally only a few places are 
inflamed, with red, hot spots. No drug facilitates the opening 
of the abscess better than Phosphorus. Cham, has some- 
times afforded help, when chagrin or fright was the cause. A. 
h. Z. Y. 3, p. 307. 

Silicea X° is suitable in neglected cases, when either sup- 



COLIC OF LYING-IN WOMEN. 231 

puration or hardness and inflammation prevail, or when fistu- 
lous openings are formed, secreting a thin, sometimes fetid and 
white-colored water. Arch. X. 2, p. 58. A. h. Z. V. p. 308. 

Sulphur O, one drop, four doses, cured an ulcer which 
made its appearance in a fortnight after an erysipelatous in- 
flammation ; the ulcer was of the size of a pigeon's egg, and 
entirely covered by a spongy excrescence, with secretion of a 
thin bloody pus, and itching all around. A. h. Z. V. p. 308. 

d. INCIPIENT PUTREFACTION OF THE UTERUS. 

Secale X 000 , every other day. 

Symptoms : Some fever. — Skin frequently hot, dry, with 
intermediate sweat. — Great lassitude, frequently, obscuration of 
sight and oscillations of light before the eyes. — Obtusion of the 
head. — Urine hot, burning, in small quantities. — Rash, espe- 
cially on the chest and on the nape of the neck. — Thick fur on 
the tongue. — Ravings in her slumber, frequently disturbed by 
startings and not refreshing. — Great despondency and fear of 
death. — Lochial discharge scanty, frequently intermitting, fetid. 
Sometimes slight thrills of shuddering through the body. The 
improvement commenced after the eighth day. Arch. XY. 1, 
p. 107, etc. 

e. SOPOROUS CONDITION DURING CONFINEMENT. 

Opium 1°°, one dose. 

Symptoms : Face bright red, bloated, eyes half open, lower 
jaws hanging down, complete loss of consciousness. — Breath- 
ing difficult, slow, sometimes intermitting. — Pulse suppressed, 
slow, intermittent, unequal.— Frequent twitchings in the mus- 
cles of the face, especially the corners of the mouth. — The left 
leg, and still more the left forearm, are convulsively jerked to- 
wards the body. Consciousness returned three hours after tak- 
ing the opium. Ann. I. p. 321, etc. 

f. colic of lying-in women. 

Cham, IV°°, every three or four hours, relieved a nursing 
female, who caught cold, in consequence of which she was at- 
tacked with the most violent abdominal spasms, bordering upon 
enteritis. A, h. Z. II. p. 26. 

Nux. v. X relieved a primipara suffering with the follow- 
ing symptoms : Difficulty of urinating ; vomiting ; has to walk 
crooked, every step hurts her ; pain when touching the body, 



232 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION, 

Six weeks afterwards, under similar circumstances, Nux was 
of no avail, whereas Bellad. helped in six hours. A. h. Z. 
III. p. 176. 

Bryonia VII, one drop. Colic. 

Symptoms : Aching, and burning pain in the abdomen, 
aggravated morning and evening, extends over the whole ab- 
domen, especially the region over the crest of the left ilium. — 
The pain moves towards the stomach, and causes a clawing 
sensation in that organ, accompanied by general weakness. — 
Feeling of weakness in the small of the back. — Drowsiness in 
day-time. — Little appetite.— Hard stool. — Drawing pain in the 
lower limbs, from above downwards, frequently at night.-— 
Leucorrhcea. — Sweat at night and when walking. — Sepia had 
simply diminished the drawing pain in the lower limbs. Ann. 
III. p. 275. 

g. phlegmasia alba dqlens. 

Arnica removed the precursors of a phlegmasia alba do- 
lens : seated, periodically increasing tearing in the region of 
the hips ; painful tension in the leg, which is paralyzed as it 
were, and cannot be stretched conveniently A. h. Z. I. p. 50. 

Belladonna V. In a primipara. 

Symptoms : First, slight pricking and tearing in the left 
hip, and soon after tension in the whole lower limb. — Soon 
after the pain increases, the power of motion diminishes, there 
is some swelling in the upper part of the leg. — On the third 
day, entire inability to move, she lies extended in her bed. 
shrieks, when some one approaches her, for the purpose of 
touching the lower half of her body. — The limb is somewhat 
swollen, and so sensitive, that it did not brook the least touch. 
— Look unsteady and anxious. — Thirst great. — Pulse more 
hard than full, one hundred and twenty pulsations in a minute. 
— Sleeplessness. — Short, anxious breathing. — Imagines she 
will have to die. — Creeping in the limbs ; the right limb is 
likewise affected, and feels paralyzed. — One dose of Bell, pro- 
cured perfect recovery. Ann. III. p. 435. 436. 

Aconitum VIII 000 , and next day Rhus X°° afforded essen- 
tial relief, after a fruitless alloeopathic treatment. 

Symptoms : Diminished appetite, and disturbed sleep. — 
Thirst. — Violent, tearing pains along the inner side of the limb. 
The limb is somewhat swollen, not very hot, but not bearing 
any touch. — Secretion of milk very scanty. After taking 
Rhus, the patient was able to walk a little ; to complete the 
cuie, Nux, Ars. Bell, and Puls. were required. Ann. III. 
p. 437, 438. 



PUSTULOUS ERUPTION OF LYING-IN WOMEN. 233 



h* GALACTIRRHGEA, DEFICIENCY OF MILK. 

Bellad. and Bryon. may be useful in galactirrhoea, inas- 
much as they are found efficient remedies to diminish the se- 
cretion of milk, which becomes necessary in case of death of 
the child, or when the child is to be weaned. A. h. Z* ILL 
p. 127. 

Calc X° is recommended when the mammas are so full of 
milk, that it flows off spontaneously. In other cases, it has 
been found necessary to give repeated doses of one drop each. 
Arch. X, 2, p. 47. 

Causticum X, six doses, one dose every seven days, has 
increased the secretion of milk, when it was deficient. A. h» 
Z. 11L p. 163. 

Pulsat. is useful in suppressed secretion of milk. Arch, 
X. 2, p. 46. 

L PUSTULOUS ERUPTION OF LYING-IN WOMEN. 

Petroleum VII 0000 , giving previously Aconite X. 

Symptoms : Smaller and larger pustules, some of them of 
the size of a pea, with violent itching and burning, leaving a 
purulent base behind, but drying off little by little. When 
sweating, even a fortnight after, large red cicatrices made their 
appearance, without suppurating. — Continual headache, aching, 
stupefying pain in the forehead, increased by orgasm of the 
bloody and becoming throbbing in this latter case. — Heaviness of 
the head. — Redness, heat and burning in the face. — Bitterness of 
the mouth, especially in the morning. — Little appetite, with im- 
perfect taste, — After a meal, pressure and weight in the stomach, 
<md drowsiness.— Heaviness in the chest, a sort of anguish, ap- 
prehensiveness, dry cough and stitches under the sternum. — 
Frequent attacks of imbecility, palpitation of the heart, oppres- 
sion of the heart, with erethism, fainting fits and heat. — Every 
exertion is accompanied with great weakness, dimness of sight, 
trembling, humming of the ears, and nausea. — Frequent chil- 
liness and shuddering through the whole body, violent biting 
and itching of the skin, after getting warm. — Sleep is disturbed 
by heavy, frightful dreams. — Out of humor, anxious ; weeps 
frequently on account of trifles ; very sensitive to moral 
emotions. — Fulness in the epigastrium. — Desire to urinate, fre- 
quent and speedy emission of burning urine, acrid and erosive.. 
— Pain in the small of the back, aud biting and burning of the 
hands and feet, from the eruption. A. /*. Z, VL p., 2S4, etc., 
Q 



234 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 



17. PUERPERAL FEVER. 

Aconit. X, \ grain, four doses from eight to eight hours, 
removed a violent puerperal fever, with violent delirium. A. 
h. Z. IV. p. 263. 

Aconit. VIII, two doses ; afterwards Bryonia X, four 
doses at short intervals. Puerperal peritonitis. 

Symptoms : Face hot, red ; eyes turbid as from fever. — 
Skin dry, burning hot. — Tongue coated with a dirty mucus, 
and dry. — Insipid taste in the mouth. — Inextinguishable desire 
for cold drinks. — Excessive feeling of heat through the body. 
— Breathing oppressed, short and moaning. — Abdomen bloated 
in its whole extent, especially the left side, painful to the least 
touch ; moreover soft, elastic, as if distended by flatulence. — 
Stool sluggish and hard. — Slow secretion of urine. — Periodical, 
writhing, cutting pains in the whole abdomen, with painful dis- 
tortion of the face. — Lochia scanty, bloody and badly smelling. 
— Pulse frequent, hard and full. Ann. IV. p. 39, etc. 

Bellad. VIII, one dose. Puerperal fever, after a violent 
moral emotion. 

Symptoms : Sudden violent chills, with shaking, through 
the back and extremities, and soon after great heat in the face 
and redness. — Soon after violent, digging pains in the distended 
abdomen, which was painful to the touch. — Every quarter or 
half hour extremely painful pressing towards the genital or- 
gans and the anus, with expulsion of large lumps of cadaver- 
ously smelling black blood. — Chilliness and coldness of single 
parts, especially of the extremities, burning heat and redness of 
other parts, especially the head, and partial sweat of the parts 
which are covered. Distensive pain in the forehead, pressing 
from within outwards, becoming intolerable by loud talking, or 
by moving and opening the eyes, with giddiness and stupefac- 
tion. — Feeling of dryness in the mouth, with bright-red tongue 
and moderate thirst, difficulty of deglutition on account of con- 
striction of the pharynx. — Frequent, small diarrhoeic stools, 
and frequent emission of straw-colored urine. — Concussive 
cough, with rattling in the larynx. — Short, quick breathing, 
with oppression of the chest. — Frightful fancies, and delirium. 
— Sleeplessness, uneasiness, anguish, tossing from side to side. 
— Diplopia, shining and easily inflamed eyes, contraction of 
the pupils, afterwards every thing appeared red, and lastly as 
if it were enveloped in gray mist, with dilatation of the pupils. 
Arch. I. p. 62, etc. 

Bellad. -,-o<m)T> one dose. Puerperal fever. 



PUERPERAL FEVER. 235 

Symptoms : Headache, as if the brain were pressed out. — 
Dilatation of the pupils. — The eye appears greatly injected. — 
Face covered with sweat. — Great thirst. — Coated tongue ; nau- 
seous taste; inclination to vomit. — Violent colic, as if a place 
were seized with nails, increased by external pressure. — No 
stool, no sleep. — Urine bright-red. — Lochia watery and scanty. 
— Pulse small, quick and hard. Arch. II. 2, p. 83, etc. 

Bellad. II, one drop. Inflammation of the abdomen, with 
adhering placenta. 

Symptoms : Face bright red, eyes shining. — Abdomen 
bloated and painful to the touch. Arch. VII. 1, p. 67. 

Bellad. is suitable in puerperal fever brought on by violent 
emotions and retrocession of the milk. 

Symptoms : Erysipelatous inflammation of the mammae. — 
Short breathing, anguish. — Drawing, lancinating, labor-like 
pains in the abdomen, intense, with pressing towards (he genital 
organs and the anus, and continual desire for stool. — Discharge 
of coagulated, fetid blood, or suppression of the lochia. — Meteor- 
ism, with lancinating, digging (giinding) pains, more violent 
when touching the parts, and accompanied with continual short 
irritation inducing a cough. — Burning heat of the whole body, 
especially the forehead and palms of the hands, with sweat of 
the other parts, and thirst. — Difficulty of deglutition by constric- 
tion of the pharynx. — Violent headache, with sensation as of 
pressing in the forehead, from within outwards, turgescent veins 
of the head, and redness of the eyes. — Headache increased by 
the least noise or motion, or by moving the eyes, even unto de- 
lirium. — Restless sleep, with tossing from side to side. 

Bellad. deserves especial consideration when there is a 
tendency to the nervous character. Arch. IX. 3, p. 40, etc. 

Bellad. Metritis, threatening to pass over into puerperal 
fever. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness, especially on the abdomen, 
followed by heat, especially on the chest and abdomen. — Con- 
tinual pains in the uterus and anus. — Lochia diminished and 
smelling badly. — Frequent retching, with bloated abdomen. — 
Touching the abdomen is painful.- —Delirium during short sleep. 
— The remaining distention and constipation were removed b/ 
two doses of Nux. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 123. 

Bellad. X 0000 , preceded by Aa >n. X 000 . Inflammation of 
the abdomen of a lying-in female. 

Symptoms : Countenance sunken, pale. — Skin hot, with 
profuse sweat over the body. — Pulse small, frequent. — Frequent 
chilliness, with subsequent redness of the face, general he <t and 
sweat. — Breathing short, moaning. — Tensive sensation in the 



236 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE OE.GANS OF GENERATION. 

abdomen ; when rising, sensation as if it were too full. — Pain of 
the abdomen above themous veneris, when touching it, in the 
left side of the uterus, which is yet very much distended. — Little 
milk in the mammae. — Meteoiism. — Lochial discharge profuse 
and slimy. — Diarrhoea. — Tongue very dry. — Taste loamy. — 
Violent thirst, especially duiing the sweat. — Weeping mood ; 
she fears fjr her life. — Inability to leave the bed ; weak. The 
pain in the uterus yielded to Bell. ; another short attack de- 
manded Coca Pr. Com. of the L. S. V. II. p. 176, 177. 

Bell ad. relieved a puerpeial fever with frequently violent 
dementia, brought on by a cold ; face bloated ; the patient was 
paitially asleep ; moaned, then became suddenly taving ; the 
thioat became sore and raw, without thirst or appetite. A. h. 
Z. III. p. 40. 

Bell. X°°. Puerperal fever after fright. 

Symptoms : Redness of the face ; eyes shining and running, 
— Mood irritated, weeping. — Giddiness, obscuration of sight 
when rising. — Little thirst. — Tongue coated white, edges looked 
ragged. — Mammae flaccid and without milk. — Pain in the re- 
gion of the ovaries, when pressing. — Diarrhoea. — Frequently 
returning heat, especially about the head, with subsequent 
sweat. — Pulse frequent. — Feeling of great weakness. Bryo, 
X°° removed the rest of the disease. Ann. II. p. 178. 

Bryon. X 000 ; giving Acon. VIII 0000 thirty-six hours pre- 
vious. Puerperal fever. 

Symptoms : Face glowing red ; profuse sweat, — Breathing 
short, frequent, oppressed. — Mood sad. — Tongue dry, coated 
yellow, and looking torn. — No appetite ; food is tasteless ; every 
thing tastes salt.- --Lancinating pains in the region of the ova- 
ries, increased by touch. — Constipation, distention. — Cessation 
of the lochial discharge. — Continual, violent heat through the 
whole body, with violent desire for cold water. — The heat is 
interrupted by small chills, during which the face becomes pale. 
— Sometimes violent cutting pains in the thighs, increased by 
motion. — Pulse hard, small, frequent, Ann, II. p. 180. 

Bryon. X, four doses in eight days; preceded by Acon. 
VIII. Puerp. peritonitis. 

Symptoms : Violent fever. — Distended abdomen, painful. — 
Violent thirst, and horrible sensation of internal heat, without 
any chills. — Costiveness. A. h. Z. III. p. 91. 

Cham. I. Sort of puerperal fever after a cold. 

Symptoms : No milk in the mammae. — Red face. — General 
heat, great thirst. — Headache. — Violent pain in the abdomen, 
not bearing contact, and tympanitic. — No stool. — Urine scanty 
and burning. — Restlessness, impatience. — Evening and night 



PUERPERAL FEVER. 237 

exacerbations, terminating in general sweat. Nux relieved 
the remaining constipation. Arch. V. 2, p. 42. 

Chamom. cured a case of puerp. fever. 

Symptoms : Great nervousness. — No milk in the mam- 
mae ; metastasis of the milk to the abdomen, hence white diar- 
rhoea. — Excessive lochial discharge. — Labor-like pains from 
the small of the back to the front of the abdomen. — Headache 
and oppression of the chest. Jirch. VIII. 1, p. 100. VIII. 3, 
p. 73. 

Chamom., next day Rhus, cured incipient puerp. fever. A. 
h. Z. I. p. 145. 

Coffea is suitable in puerp. fever characterized by ner- 
vousness, when the pains are excessive and appear intolerable. 
Jirch. XL 3, p. 42. 

Colocynthis X°°. Puerp. fever after chagrin. 

Symptoms : Head hot. — Face dark-red, eyes fiery. — 
Tongue coated yellow. — Pulse hard, full and frequent. — Skin 
dry, hot. — Pain of the scrobiculus cordis and abdomen when 
touching the parts. — No stool for two days past. — Cessation of 
the lochia. — Delirium in alternation with sopor and eyes half 
closed. Cured next day. A. h. Z. IV. p. 32. 

Hyosc. cured a dangerous case of puerp. fever. Arch. 
VII. 2, p. 134. X. 2, p. 48. 

Nigella VI, after the inflammatory symptoms had been 
subdued by Acon. Puerp. fever after a cold. 

Symptoms : Face pale and bluish, with pale lips. — No 
milk in the mammae. — Violent, darting stitches in the occiput 
and vertex ; intolerable pressure and digging in the frontal 
eminences. — Tearing and compression in the right tempi*;. — 
Cutting in the middle of the brain, with continual throbbing. — 
Nervousness, anxious fearfulness, fear of death, discourage- 
ment, tendency to start, out of humor. — Violent oppression of 
the chest. — Dullness of the eyes, and frequent obscuration of 
sight. — Tvvitchings of the right upper eyelid. — Roaring and 
tingling of the ears, with internal boring, aching pain and 
pressing from within outwards. — Tip of the nose cold as ice ; 
dilatation of the wing of the nose ; dryness of the nose ; dry 
coryza, afterwards fluent. — Short, rather snoring breathing with 
rattling. — Occasional darting prickings transversely across the 
chest. — Tongue coated whitish-gray. — Feeling of coldness in 
the tip of the tongue, and trembling of the tongue. — Voice anx- 
ious, hurried, interrupted. — Dryness of the mouth and throat 
— Sensation as if the chest were oppressed by a heavy load. — 
Spasmodic constriction of the fauces. — Obstinate constipation. 
— Scanty urine. — Urine almost red as blood, with burning 



238 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 

daring emission and soreness in the vagina. — Painful disten- 
tion of the abdomen, very sensitive to the touch. — Violently 
lancinating andboiing pains, increased by pressure, from the 
umbilicus to the pudendum.— -Uterus has not contracted. — De- 
ficient lochial discharge, with heat and dryness of the vagina. 
■ — Faintness of the bod}', it feels bruised. — Violent tearing in 
the small of the back. — Feeling of coldness all over, with in- 
ternal heat. — Paralytic feeling in the legs. — Skin dry, hot, tense 
like parchment. — The beats of the heart aie violent, irregular, 
sometimes suppressed. — Pulse ftequent, small, tight, rather 
hard. — Frequent chills with vertigo, loss of consciousness and 
fainting. Heyne, pr. Erf. p. 42, 43. 

Nux v. Soit of puerp. fever. 

Symptoms : Violent, burning pain over the whole abdo- 
men, increased by motion and contact. — Abdomen very hot. — 
Frequent, burning cutting in the umbilical region, with bilter 
eructations, nausea and vomiting. — No stool. — Suppiession of 
the lochial discharge, with feeling of weight and burning heat 
in the pudendum. — Urine scanty. — Skin dry, hot, like paich- 
ment. — Thirst moderate, desires cold drink. — Pu!se full and 
hard.— Face red. — Tongue and lips dry ; the tongue coated 
dirty-yellow. — Distention of the mammae. — Shott, dry, and 
hacking cough, with soreness of the chest and increased pain 
in the abdomen. — Anxiousness ; imagines she will die ; great 
uneasiness. Arch. II. 1, p. 102, etc. 

Nux v. X, one drop. Puerp. metritis, brought on by fall- 
ing with the abdomen on a coiner of the chair, in the last 
months of pregnancy. 

Symptoms : Violent chills on the fourth day after confine- 
ment ; afterwards violent fever, with tendency to become ner- 
vous; dry, continued heat. — Violent, throbbing headache; face 
red, hot. — Obscuration of sight. — Humming in the ears. — Oc- 
casional fit of fainting. — Violent thirst.— Pulse hard, accele- 
rated. — The uterus forms a hard, round tumor above the ossa 
pubis, painful to the touch. — Paiufulness of the uterine region 
and the distended abdomen. — Heat of the labia and the vagina. 
■ — Violent burning when urinating. — Severe after-pains. — Lo- 
chia profuse and bloody. — Violent pain in the small of the 
back ; is unable to turn about. — Spasmodically tearing, violent 
pains in the lower extremities from the hips to the soles of the 
feet, with numbness of the parts and prickling tingling. — No 
stool, restlessness, sleeplessness. — Va> Miing of the milk. — Cri- 
sis by copious sweat. Jf. h. Z. V. p. 278, 279. 

Nux v. X.°, Puls. IV 0000 having bpen interrupted in its 
action by dietetic transgressions. Puerp. fever after a cold. 



CORYZA. 239 

Symptoms : Obtusion of the head.- -Tingling in the ears, 
and feeling of faintness while performing some easy work. — 
Hoarse, rough voice.- -Scraping sensation in the throat, with a 
littie dry cough, and scraping pain in the chest. — Little appe- 
tite ; meat tastes like clay. — Much mucus in the mouth, and 
mucous coating of the tongue. — Stool hard, insufficiei t, with 
pressure upon the rectum. — Profuse ieucorrhoea for the last 
eight days ; while standing she passes clots of a milk-white 
appearance, weakening her very much. — Diminution of the 
milk in the mammse. — Short breathing and dryness of the 
windpipe in the morning. — Excessive weakness in the limbs. 
— Little restless sleep. — Quantity of exhausting sweat by day 
and at night. — Frequent chills under the skin, especially after- 
noon. — The leucoi rhaea had disappeared after Puls. and some 
improvement had set in. Jinn. II. p. 179. 

Rhus is indispensable in puerp. fever, when the nervous 
symptoms begin to predominate, and the symptoms are aggra- 
vated by the least vexation, or when it induces the sudden ap- 
pearance of bloody, coagulated lochia in the place of the white. 
jBt in R. II. p. 200. 



XV. 
DISEASES OF INFANTS. 



a. CORYZA. 

Nux v. X°, given to the mother, or causing the baby to 
smell of it, is the best remedy against this affection. In dry 
coryza it is well to rub the inside of the nose with fat, milk, or 
olive-oil. Arch. X. 2, p. 68, 69. 

b. CONSTIPATION. 

Alumina removes obstinate constipation of babies. A. h. Z. 
III. p. 127. Nux, Opium, Bryo., Sulp. and Lyc X°, are 
likewise recommended. Arch. X. 2, p. 70. 

C. CRYING. 

Bellad. X° is said to be useful when no other symptoms 
can be discovered. — Coff. X° may be given, when the child 



240 DISEASES OF INFANTS. 

has been disturbed in its rest by the nurse, and wants to sleep, 
but cannot. Arch. X. 2, p. 71. 

Jalapa II, even one drop, and repeated, is almost a specific. 
Arch. XII. 2, p. 27. 

Cham, is useful against crying originating in violent ab- 
dominal pains. The infants bend double, toss about with an- 
guish. Heat, sweat in the face as from anguish ; sometimes 
diarrhoea, emission of flatulence, etc. A. k. Z. V. p. 86, 87. 

Rheum t £- - or - f0 -^ has been found speedily efficacious 
against the violent crying of infants, when colic seemed to be 
the cause of it. Ann. IV. p. 401. 

d. HERNIA. 

Nux v. and Verat. X° have frequently removed inguinal 
hernia caused by violent crying. Arch. X. 2, p. 71. 

e. SORENESS. 

Chamom. IV , internally, and perhaps also a weak infusion 
of Cham, as a wash, is recommended by Dr. Gross. Ignat. 
and Puls. ought to be given, when the soreness originates in 
an abuse of Chamomilla. When the case is very obstinate, 
the mother may take Sulphur and Graphites X°. Arch. 
X. 2, p. 71, 72. 

Lycopodium X° has cured soreness of the genital organs 
and the inner surface of the thighs, forming long, flat ulcers, of 
the appearance of lard and surrounded with inflamed edges, 
accompanied with humid scald-head. A. h. Z. IV. p. 13. 

Sulphur (tinct.) one or two doses cured soreness of infants ; 
the skin behind the ears, on the neck, under the arms,, in the 
iliac region, and between the thighs, being very ied and humid, 
and covered here and there with thick, badly smelling, purulent 
lymph. A. h. Z. IV. p. 20. 

Sepia X° has cured a case of soreness, with secretion of 
fetid mucus, violent pains, and nightly cough. Ann. III. p. 

/. RASH. 

Aconit. X° is recommended as the best remedy against 
the erysipelas and benign rash of infants. Arch. X* 2, p. 72. 



SPASMS. 241 



g. APHTHA. 

Acid. Sulph. X°, sometimes Merc. viv. X°, are excellent 
remedies. Arch. X. 2, p. 72. 

Borax X° has cured several aphthae better than any other 
remedy could have done. Arch. XII. 2, p. 83. A. h. Z. I. p. 
161. 

Borax XI, one drop, cures aphthae very speedily. Accord- 
ing to others the dose ought to be repeated, or rather Sulphur 
X, two or three doses. A. h. Z. II. p. 63. III. p. 116. 

h. SPASMS. 

Belladonna III has relieved spasms in a child of two 
years. Stram. had previously been given on account of other 
symptoms, and Ars. had had a very beneficial effect. 

Symptoms : Pale, cachectic appearance, with bloated ab- 
domen. — Frequent fits : weeping as from anger ; it stretches 
the feet, bends backwards, stiikes with the hands, tosses about 
with violent cries, bends double and clenches the fingers, but 
not the thumbs ; persuasion makes the symptoms worse ; it 
then strikes after the persons that, are near, and attempts to 
bite them. — Between the attacks the child is obstinate, de- 
mands now this, now that, and scorns the things which are 
offered. — Eats little, vomits the ingesta. — Unquenchable thirst. 
— Diarrhoea, frequently of undigested food. — Points to the ab- 
domen with a sad countenance. — Restless tossing about at 
night, unrefreshing slumber towards morning. Arch. I. p. 
95, etc. 

Bellad. X°, in a child of six weeks. 

Symptoms : Cries day and night, works with hands and 
feet, and clenches the thumbs. — Makes all sorts of faces, some- 
times smiles while asleep, and then wakes with a piercing 
scream. — Alternate diarrhoea and constipation ; much flatu- 
lence. Stram. X° relieved a relapse. 

Bellad. X°, in a child of one and a half years. 

Symptoms : General spasms, convulsions of all the limbs, 
pale and cold. — Pulse small, contracted. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 
108, 109. 

Belladonna. Spasms consequent upon suppression of a 
running from the ear. 

Symptoms : Convulsions. — Boring with the head into the 
pillow ; it falls over when sitting- — No appetite, much thiist. — 
Thin, greenish stools. — Accelerated breathing and pulse. — Af- 



242 DISEASES OP INFANTS. 

ter wards spasmodic drawing up of the limb, with pain, relieved 
by Nux. /. d. h. H. II. p. 156. 

Bs [.lad. in a child of five and a half years. 

Symptoms : Thin stools, and vomiting of green mucus — 
Fits : commences to cry, becomes fearful, trembling, imagines 
it will fall while lying in the bed, or it will be bit by dogs, and 
utters anxious cries : fearful convulsions of all the limbs and 
contortions of the countenance. — Face red, sweat. — Pupils di- 
lated ; eyes distorted. — Anxious, hurried breathing; quick 
puis?. — Between the attacks anxious, fearful, vehement, com- 
plains of headache, with single spasmodic twitchings of the 
facial muscles and hands. J. d. h. H. II. p. 157, 158. 

Bellad., in a child of six months. 

Symptoms : Restlessness, no sleep. — Distortion of the eyes, 
twitchings of the limbs ; sudden startings of the hands towards 
the head.— Much thirst.— Stool scanty, hard. J. d. h. H. III. 
p. 93. 

Caust. V, in a child of three years. 

Symptoms : Pain in the abdomen and head, weeping mood 
and out of humor. — Emission of a slight quantity of limpid 
urine every ten to fifteen minutes. — No stool, skin dry. — Sour 
smell from the mouth. — Heat and thirst. — Frequent delirium. — 
Abdomen sensitive to the touch. — Alternate clenching of the 
teeth, and smiling ; the weeping increases to piercing cries. — 
One hand is constantly lying under the head. — Borirg with 
the fingers into the mouth, chewing, and wiping the nose with 
the ha id. — Abdomen fallen in and soft. — Involuntary emission 
of urine. — Loud shrieks and spasms. — At times the head is 
jerked on one border of the cradle and one limb is stretched out 
at the opposite border; at times the head is spasmodically 
pressed into the pillow, the foot being violently jerked on the 
border of the cradle ; at times the head is thrown sideways. — ■ 
Eyes half open and staring. — The eyes close after the attack. — 
The spasms were renewed by giving the child water. — Tongue 
a little coated, white. — No stool. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 96, etc. 

Chamom IV, in a child of nine months. 

Symptoms : The child stretches itself, bends backwards, 
becomes rigid, clenches the thumbs, rattling and hurried breath- 
ing. — Countenance red and bloated. — Foam at the mouth. — 
Convulsive twitchings of the limb^, even the eyeballs and eye- 
lids, and lips. — S~>por after the attack. — During the attack, the 
tongue sometimes moves convulsively from sile to side, some- 
times the teeth are clenched. — Forehead and hairy-scalp are 
covered with hot, viscid sweat during the attack. Arch. I. 1, 
p. 103, etc. 



spasms. 243 

Chamom. has several times removed a convulsive condition 
of small children, characterized by bleated abdomen, gicenish- 
whife, hacked stools, vomiting of a sour smelling fluid. Arch. 
XII. 3, p. 142. 

Chamom. IV° and Coffea 1° are the most effective and 
most certain remedies against the spasmodic conditions of in- 
fants, of the lighter kind. A. h. Z. IV. p. 282. 

Chamom., in a child of fourteen days old. 

Symptoms : Vomiting of the milk. — Distortion of ihe eyes, 
shaking of the head. — Thin, greenish stool. — Frequent cry- 
ing. — Abdomen hard, distended. — Aphthae in mouth. J.d.h. 
jK II. p. 156. 

Ignatia, repeated after a few hours, is a specific against a 
kind of convulsions of infants resembling epilepsy, especially 
in the period of dentition. 

Symptoms : First, twitching o{ the corners of the month, 
resembling a smile,, afterwaids accelerated motion of the mas- 
seter muscles, forehead and eyelid?, even the eyeballs, unless 
the eyes are staring and wide open. — Foam at the mouth. — 
Tongue bit. — Frequent trismus. — T witchings of the arms, less 
of the feet. — Sweat after the attack, and sopor. — Frequent 
pulse. — Frequent raving and involuntary emission of urine. 
A. h. Z. III. p. 26, 27. 

Lachesis X 000 , a few doses, cures spasms of infants. 

Symptoms : Stiff stretching of the limbs ; head bent back- 
wards, eyes distorted. — Vanishing of sight and consciousness 
every moment, distorting the eyes, closing the lids, and lower- 
ing the head.— Cannot stand, staggers, has to lie down, and 
moans continually. Arch. XV. 2, p. 150. 

Nux v. X, in a child of eighteen weeks. 

Symptoms : Violent spasms, with continual screaming, 
rigidity and bending backwards of the whole body, especially 
the head, staring eyes and trembling of the limbs. — Abdomen 
distended ; body emaciated. — Stool hard, frequently wanting. — 
Uninterrupted attacks ; accompanied by violent sweat and 
much thirst. Ann. III. p. 34. 

Nux v., in a child of six months. 

Symptoms : Short rattling breathing ; cough with hawk- 
ing up of mucus. — Spasmodic movements of the body ; the 
head is drawn backwards. — Stool hard and rare. — Alternate 
distention of the abdomen and frequent screams. /. d. h. H. 
II. p. 157. 



244 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 



%. APPARENT DEATH. 



Tart. emet. 2, rubbed into the baby's mouth, combined 
with soft rubbing over the chest, restored a child which was 
apparently dead, to life. A. h. Z. III. p. 148. 



XVI. 

DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

1. SPASMODIC SNEEZING. 

Bellad., two doses. In another case, a dose of Stramo- 
nium was given a fortnight after the Bellad. 

Symptoms : Distortion of the face when sneezing ; this 
became permanent in the end, and the patient had the appear- 
ance of a person who laughed — .After eight days the patient 
became exhausted and slept. Arch. XI. 2, p. 65, 66. 

2. CORYZA. 

Arsen. X, two doses. Chronic coryza. 

Symptoms: Continual burning in the nose. Dry and flu- 
ent coryza in alternation. — Acrid discharge causes a scuif on 
the upper lip, which is at times humid, at times remains dry. 
Ann IV. p. 433 

Ignatia is useful in coryza affecting nervous persons, with 
general hysterical irritation and dull aching in the forehead. 
A. h. Z. III. p. 27. 

Ipec. /;, gr., three doses. Inveterate coryza. 

Symptoms : Constant obstruction of the nose, with want 
of smell. — Continual heaviness of the head — Cough dry or 
with little discharge, at long intervals, especially at night. — 
Accompanied by painful pushes in the head and stomach, ter- 
minating with loathing and vomiting. — Afterwards general 
sweat and great weakness. Arch. IV. 3, p. 46. 

Nux. v. X 5 preceded by Acon. Dry coryza with inflam- 
mation of the frontal cavity. 

Symptoms : Violently tearing and lancinating pain in the 
right sile of the forehead, apparently in the bone. — Red eye- 
lids. — Nose dry and obstructed. — When walking about, 



CATARRH. 245 

the pain becomes furious, and is worst in the morning. — Pulse 
hard, full, frequent. — No stool. — Frequent chills, the skin being 
hot and dry. Pr. Com. d. L. IS. V. IL p. 179. 

Nux v. is useful in the first stage, when the inflammatory 
symptoms prevail, the nose is dry and there is is little mucus 
secreted. Ann. IV. p. 31. 

Psoricum appears to be efficacious against certain forms 
of dry coryza with obstruction of the nose. A. h. Z. IL p. 69, 

Pulsat. III. Chronic coryza. 

Symptoms : Discharge of a yellowish-green, purulent, fe- 
tid matter from the nose. — Nose swollen, and itching violently. 
— Want of appetite ; occasionally bitter taste of food. — Eruc- 
tations tasting of the ingesta. — Head dreary, heavy, especially 
in the evening and in warm rooms. — Menses too late, scanty 
and pale, with disagreeable feelings in the abdomen and great 
uneasiness. — The menses are followed by copious, milky diar- 
rhoea.— Great heaviness in the limbs. — Frequent chilliness, es- 
pecially in the evening, without thirst. — Anxious, sad, weeping 
mood. Arch. I. 2. p. 127, etc. 

Puls. IV, three and four pellets, affords speedy help, when 
the inflammatory stage of coryza has passed over, and a copious 
secretion of mucus in the nose, with soreness of the nostrils, is 
present. Ann. IV. p. 31. 

Pulsat. is useful in that kind of coryza which does 
scarcely at all inconvenience one in the open air, whereas, upon 
entering into the warm room, and in the evening, one is attacked 
by a troublesome dry coryza ; the patients cough more wheo 
taking something warm. Ann. IV. p. 148. 

Sambucus I 0000 , speedily cures the dry coryza of babies. 

Symptoms : Complete obstruction of the nose, which is 
filled with thick, tough mucus, impeding completely the breath- 
ing through the nose. — Starting fiom sleep with a scream, as 
if they would suffocate. — Disturbs the process of sucking. 
Ann. IV. p. 29, 30. 

3. CATARRH. 

Chamom. rendered good service in the catarrh of children* 
brought on by a cold. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 99. 

Chamom. is suitable in the simple catarrh of children, with 
firm, tenacious mucus, cough, especially at night, slight fever, 
great restlessness and tossing at night. A. h. Z> V. p. 86. 

Bellad. has been found efficacious in acute diseases of 
children, characterized by violent afternoon and evening-fever, 
sore throat, coryza, dry cough, hot, dry skin, frequent desire for 



246 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

cold drink, without drinking much, obstinacy, quick breathing 
while asleep. Arch. Xll. 3, p. 142. 

China removed a ch ionic catarrh of the larynx. 

Symptoms : Cough, with a rattling sensation and soreness 
of the windpipe, excited by deep breathing, talking and mo- 
tion, generally continuing until retching ensued. — White, slimy 
expectoration, with black granules. Ann. II. p. 120. 

Eugenia 11° has been curative and preventive in an epi- 
demic, cha;acterized by cough, coryza, ophthalmia, and otalgia. 
Arch. XIV. 2, p. 94. 

Nux v. has been useful in dry cough, but hurtful in catarrh, 
with expectoration, inasmuch as the expectoration ceased after 
Nux. If, in dry coryza, ihe inflammatory symptoms prevented, 
the action of Nux v was promoted by a previous dose of Aco- 
nite. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 96. 

Nux. v. is useful in catarrhal fever, when the following 
symptoms prevail : Tendency to feel chilly, erratic chills, as if 
they moved over a bone, now here, now there, appearing du- 
ring motion, frequently alternating with flushes of heat. — Rest 
near the warm stove moderates the chills. — Frequently a scrap- 
ing sensation in the pharynx, generally in the morning hours, 
with rough speech, frequent clearing of the throat, and rough 
cough. — Occasional complication with gastric and bilious symp- 
toms. Likewise efficacious in epidemic influenza. 

Nux v. cures frequently a catarrh without any fever, with 
considerable secretion of mucus from the nose, making the nos- 
trils sore, and becoming more violent towards evening, accom- 
panied by frequent sneezing, and replaced in the night by dry 
coryza, with dryness of the inner mouth, no sleep. H. pr. Erf. 
I. p. 26, 27. 

Nux v., and in eight days Sulphur. Catarrh of the lungs. 

Symptoms : For eight weeks past cough, with expectora- 
tion of mucus, worst in the evening and at night. — Oppression 
of the chest, especially by day. — Feeling of heaviness on the 
chest, sometimes with stitches. — Faintness and weakness of 
all the limbs.— Much thirst. /. d. h. H. I. p. 188. 

Phosphorus X° removed a catarrhal fever, with some 
hoarseness and cough, the mind being affected so much that 
the patient expected to die. Ann. IV. p. 292. 

Pulsat. has been useful m catarrh of the lungs, and simi- 
lar affections, with frequent, mucous expectoration. Arch. XII. 
3, p. 148. 

Puls. relieved catarrhal fever, with inflammation of the 
larynx, violent cough, almost resembling whooping-cough, rat- 
tling, bleeding at the nose, vomiting. In some cases Acon. had 



VARIOUS KINDS OF COUGH. 247 

to be given first ; in others Cham, and Nux helped. A. h. Z. 
1. p. 147. 

Squilla is suitable in chronic catarrh, with copious secre- 
tion of tenacious, white mucus, the discharge being at times 
easy, at times effected only by means of a fatiguing fit of cough. 
A. h. Z. V. p. 323. 

Stannum speedily removes a chronic catarrh, with copi- 
ous expectoration of mucus, roughness of voice, feeling of 
weakness in the chest, and asthma when walking or going 
up-stairs. Ann. IV. p. 342. 

Verbascum has frequently rendered eminent service in ca- 
tarrhal ariections of the chest. H. in R. II. p. 356. 

4. VARIOUS KINDS OF COUGH. 

Acidum Phosphoricum has cured short and hacking 
morning-cough, with expulsion of mucus. Arch. XIV. 1. p. 40. 

Aconitum X°, three doses, in a child. 

Symptoms : Dry cough, with general heat, thirst and great 
restbssness. Ann. III. p. 26. 

Aconitum has twice relieved a psoric cough, tormeming 
the patient after catching cold, especially at night. A. h. Z. 

I. p. 147. 

Aconitum VIII°, morning and evening, relieved a suspi- 
cious cough in a fortnight. 

Symptoms : Dry cough, not leaving a moment's rest, espe- 
cially in the evening ; appears to originate in the upper half 
and anterior surface of the left lobe of the lungs, where the 
patient experienced a constant irritation and oppression. — Total 
want of appetite and sleep. — Feverish sensations. A. h. Z . 

II. p. 123. 

Ammonium mur. V, half a drop. Chronic cough. 

Symptoms : Cough for the last six years, more violent after 
a meal, and when taking a cold drink and lying with the head 
low. — Cough generally dry, accompanied, in the morning, by 
whitish, thick, tasteless expectoration. — Pain about the lower 
limbs, and eruption on the chest. A. h. Z. VI. p. 171. 

Ambra I, one grain, speedily relieved a dry, spasmodic 
cough, resembling whooping-cough, and coming on in parox- 
ysms, but without any wheezing, in a child. A. h. Z. V. p. 22, 

Belladonna. Cough, with asthma. 

Symptoms : Several attacks of cough, with coryza at night, 
and stitches in the sternum ; after a meal, it is accompanied by 
expectoration of mucus, resembling saliva. — Oppressed bieath- 
ing. — Pain in the hypochondria. — Paiu in the small of the 



248 DISEASES OP THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

back. — Tension in the chest, with pain and distention of the 
abdomen. — Hypochondriac mood, with great tendency to start. 
Ann. I. p. 288. 

Belladonna relieved the chronic night-cough of a scrofu- 
lous child, with rattling, failing of strength, and an almost 
apathic condition. Arch. IV. 2, p. 84. 

Bell ad. Ill, one drop, cured a nightly spasmodic cough^ 
commencing about midnight, and lasting more than an hour, 
the patient being obliged, while sitting in the bed, to support 
his head with the hands, Ann. IV. p. 142, 

Bellad* X°, relieved a feverish cough, the child's eyes be- 
ing closed, moaning, refusing the breast, with red, bloated coun- 
tenance. Jinn. 111. p. 25. 

Bellad. is suitable in spasmodic cough, when the dry, fa- 
tiguing cough is accompanied by a sort of spasm and tickling 
in the larynx, until retching ensues. — Bell, is likewise useful 
in catarrhal cough, especially when the cough is rather dry and 
accompanied with much thirst. Arch. XI. 2, p. 65. 

Bellad. VIII 000 , three doses, one every evening, cured a 
lady of nightly spasmodic cough. Hygea, I. p. 19. 

Bryonia X°°. Dry cough in the morning and after walk- 
ing ; asthma ; heaviness of the head, when stooping, as if the 
head were being distended. Ann. II. p. 305. 

Br yon. 4, one drop. Chronic, spasmodic cough. It oc- 
curred regularly after a meal, most violent in the evening, when 
it was sometimes accompanied by vomiting ; stool hard, and 
frequently intermitting. Ann. IV. p. 146, 147. 

Bryonia X°° relieved an influenza-cough, with trouble- 
some scraping in the throat and expectoration. A. h. Z. II. p. 
108. 

Capsicum has been efficacious against cough, which was 
especially violent in the evening and night. H. in R. I. p, 
187. 

Carbo veg. X°° relieved an influenza-cough, which had 
lasted for some time and was characterized by a slight mucous 
expectoration. Pr. Com. d. L. S. V. I. p. 172. 

Chamomilla has cured a cough brought on by dentition. 
Arch. VIII. 1, p. 99. 

Chamomilla was efficacious against a cough, which ap- 
peared morning and evening and gradually went oft in the bed ; 
preceded by ill-humor, tickling in the pit of the throat, and close 
feeling in the chest ; the cough was especially excited by talk- 
ing. Ann. II. p. 124. 

Conium VIII 000 , three doses, each at an interval of some 
days, cured a violent, dry cough with titillation, rarely inter- 



VARIOUS KINDS OP COUGH. 249 

mitting, and with continual oppression of the chest and evening- 
fever. A, h. Z. IV. p. 308. II. p. 108. 

Drosera has generally cured the chronic and frequent 
considerable cough after measles. Arch. VII. 1, p. 65. 

Euphrasia 0°, repeated after two days, has removed a 
cough consequent upon influenza, with mucus in the throat. 
A. h. Z. II. p. 108. 

Ferrum acet. I, effected a cure, when the influenza-cough 
set in after a meal, the ingesta being regularly thrown off. A. 
h. Z. II. p. 109. 

Hyosciamus has been useful in cough during measles, 
when it was dry and worse at night, with violent concussion of 
the body, and causing a soreness in the abdominal muscles. — 
Ann. II. p. 124 

Hyosciamus IV°°. Cough in a child of six years. 

Symptoms : Cough, rare in day-time, single fits at night, 
not very loose. — The child becomes red in the face, the breath- 
ing is momentarily suppressed, and mucus is thrown up. — 
Pain in the abdomen, after the cough. — Diarrhoea, several times 
a day. Ann, II. p. 305. 

Hyosciamus, has speedily removed a spasmodic, nightly 
cough in old people, which generally came on after lying down, 
and continued until morning, with expectoration of mucus. — 
Ann. IV. p. 341. 

Hyosciamus is very efficacious in dry, irritating cough.. A. 
h. Z. III. p. 27. 

Hyosciamus removed in almost all cases the spasmodic 
cough remaining after the influenza, and frequently tormenting; 
the patients for hours. A. h. Z. II. p. 109. 

Iodium X°°, preceded by Acon., was very useful in violent 
influenza-cough with bloody expectoration, pains in the chest 
and high fever. Pr. Com. d. L. & V. I. p. 172, 

Ipecac I. Suffocative cough, after a cold. 

Symptoms : The evening before, heaviness of the limbs, 
retching and discharge of water from the mouth. — At night, 
sudden, single fits of a violent, hoarse, suffocative cough, with 
great anguish, is unable to breathe, finally perspires. — After the 
last fit, vomiting of green matter with bitter taste. — Inclines to 
be costive. — Cough and vomiting ceased. Arch. V. 1, p. 78. 

Ipec I, two doses. Suffocative cough. 

Symptoms : Cough dry, spasmodic, concussive ; the breath- 
ing is arrested during the cough ; falling down without con- 
sciousness. Arch. V. 1, p. 96. 

Ipec. X°°. Coughing fit, every one or two hours, in chil- 
dren, 

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250 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

Symptoms : Short, violent, concussive, but loose fits of 
cough, following one another in rapid succession, so that the 
children were not able to breathe or weep. — Every inspiration 
seemed to excite the cough ; lastly retching. 

Ipec. X 000 , four or five times a day, removed an excessive- 
ly fatiguing cough in an old female, with frequent vomiting and 
mucous expectoration. Arch. XIII. 1, p. 86. 

Ipec, ■£$ gr., three doses. 

Symptoms : Dry cough, long fits of it, especially at night, 
with painful shocks in the head and stomach. — Lastly nausea, 
vomiting, general sweat and weakness — Constant obstruction 
of the nose and want of smell. Ann. II. p. 124. 

Ipec. VIII 00 did much good in influenza-cough with vio- 
lent retching, increasing unto vomiting. Pr. Com. d. L. S. V. 
I. p. 171. 

Ipec. II°° afforded help in violent spasmodic cough, when 
the patients could not be in too great a hurry to cough, and 
had to cover their mouths involuntarily with the hand, in order 
not to inspire too much air. A. h. Z. IV. p. 308. 

Ipec. was useful in dry, spasmodic, fatiguing cough, 
brought on by a continual tickling and irritation in the larynx, 
the cough appearing after a cold, and becoming loose after- 
wards. A. h. Z. V. p. 193. 

Laches is. Complicated cough in an old female. 

Symptoms : The chest feels crowded, is unable to lie 
down ; she feels as if she would suffocate : she has to open the 
windows to get air. — Suffocative, short, hacking cough, throw- 
ing up with great difficult}/-, and then only a little. — Fever 
every evening, with unquenchable thirst. — Dryness of the fau- 
ces, the mouth is likewise dry and viscid, is scarcely able to 
breathe on account of thirst. — The fever sets in with a chill, 
the coldness is followed by heat, which is occasionally mingled 
with coldness, sweat towards morning. — The heat is accom- 
panied with tearing in the temples ; burning in the pit of the 
stomach, like fire. — Drowsiness day and night, without being 
able to sleep. — Frequent micturition, scanty, dark-brown, tur- 
bid. — Abdomen distended with flatulence ; cannot bear any 
thing on the abdomen.— Little appetite ; frequent fluent coryza. 
— She feels as if a lump of the size of a walnut had grown fast 
in the threat ; it is felt during empty deglutition ; when swal- 
lowing it frequently moves up and down ; she imagines she 
can get it out, but she is not able. — She requires the whole 
neck to be free. Arch. XV. 1, p. 43, etc. 

Lachesis. Cough in a man of phthisicky habit. Several 



VARIOUS KINDS OF COUGH. 251 

Symptoms : Short, transitory, hacking cough, fatiguing, 
sometimes ending in vomiting. — The expectoration cannot be 
got loose, is scanty and composed of thin, tenacious mucus, 
and thick, roundish lumps. — He is frequently obliged to cough, 
spit, clear the throat, but he does not succeed in getting any 
thing loose. — Coughs only during the day (characteristic of 
Lachesis). — The cough increases after walking in the open air, 
or talking ; walking and talking occasion a dryness of the 
throat. — Worse in damp weather. — The cough frequently 
seems to originate in the pit of the stomach, where he feels a 
tickling and a pain when coughing, so that he has to guard 
against the cough. — When coughing, he feels an ulcerative 
pain under the ribs, also in the wind-pipe, and water collects 
in the mouth. — Suffers with shortness of breath, especially 
after working with the arms. — His knees feel stiff and weak 
after rising from a seat. — Nausea and anorexia in the forenoon. 
Arch. XV. 1, p. 56. 

Merc. sol. gr. T -J- - Chronic cough after an inflamma- 
tory affection of the chest. 

Symptoms : Cough dry, titillating ; throws off some mu- 
cus after three or four fits ; the cough is worst before dropping 
to sleep, and after waking. — Frequent oppression of breathing, 
especially when going up stairs, with stitching pain, increased 
by cough, under the short ribs of the right side, towards the 
back, as far as between the scapulas. — The patient is unable 
to lie on the right side. — Falls asleep with difficulty, the sleep 
is very light, and she wakes up with sweat. — She feels best in 
the morning, flushes of heat in the afternoon and evening, with 
palpitation of the heart and alternate chills. — Throat sore, burn- 
ing in the fauces. — Redness of the tonsils, uvula, and soft pa- 
late ; painful swelling of the cervical glands. — She feels as if 
she swallowed a solid body, without any pain, the pain being 
however excited by much talking. — Voice hoarse and impure, 
with burning and itching in the larynx. — Little appetite, much 
thirst.— Stool hard and difficult, in small, round pieces, or very 
thin, as if the rectum were very narrow. — Varices of the anus, 
formerly. — Non-appearance of the menses, followed by leucor- 
rhcea. — Disappearance of the symptoms, but the menses did 
not return. Jrch. III. 1, p. 74, etc. 

Natrum mur. VI arrested the involuntary emission of 
urine which took place at everv fit of cough. A. h. Z. VI. 
p. 116. 

Nux v. X removed a rough, hollow cough, increasing 
unto vomiting ; it had come on iri a case of measles which 
had not appeared upon the skin. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 87. 



252 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

Nux v. has cured a continuous, dry cough, brought on by 
tickling under the larynx ; in the afternoon a little expectora- 
tion set in, and afforded relief. Ann. II. p. 126. 

Nux v. Cough after measles. 

Symptoms : Cough frequent and dry, rather loose in the 
night, with mucus rattling in the bronchi. — Pale countenance, 
blue margins around the eyes. — Feverish sensations, especially 
at night.' — Morning sweats. — Weakness. — Loss of appetite. — 
Stool every three or four days, hard, dry, difficult. — The last 
rest of cough yielded to Hyosciamus. Ann. II. p. 126. 

Nux v. X o0 °. Cough with vomiting, in a child. 

Symptoms : When coughing, both in day-time and at 
night, the child throws up mucus and fetid matter. — Great 
weakness. — General heat and sweat, great thirst and little 
appetite. — Cough is excited and aggravated by every motion. 
Ann. II. p. 305, 306. 

Nux v. X°° removed a cough with coryza, which came on 
after a cold subsequent to whooping-cough. Ann. III. p. 190. 

Nux v. speedily removed a cough with tickling below the 
larynx. Ann. IY. p. 322. 

Nux v. is suitable for dry cough, generally brought on by a 
tickling or scraping sensation below the larynx, continuing 
the whole day with an easy throwing off of mucus, increasing 
in the evening, and then abating after a few hours ; or the 
cough lasts for some time in the morning-hours, when, by dint 
of coughing, a little mucus is thrown off with an effort. It is 
likewise suitable in tickling cough with headache, as if the 
head would burst, or with bruised pain in the abdomen, the 
least contact causing an intense pain. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 126, 

Phosphorus is very useful in a case of old, dry cough, as 
if there were tuberculous or chronic inflammation of the lungs. 
A. h. Z. I. p. 162. 

Psoricum Y has cured a dry cough, with oppression and 
erosion in the region of the fourth and fifth rib near the sternum, 
accompanied by ill humor. Arch. XII. 2, p. 90. 

Psoricum Y removed a violent dry cough with oppression 
of the chest, and a pain in the chest, as if the whole chest were 
raw and scratched to pieces, with evening fever and torturing 
ill humor. A. h. Z. II. p. 113. 

Pulsatilla yo/ooo and I removed a hectic cough. 

Symptoms : Cough day and night, with pains in both sides, 
and inability to lie on the side. — A good deal of expectoration, 
but only after coughing much. Profuse night-sweats.— Con- 
stant thirst. — Small, very frequent pulse.— Want of appetite. — 



VARIOUS KINDS OF COUGH. 253 

Great emaciation. The remaining want of appetite yielded to 
Ntjx, Ann. II. p. 125. 

Pulsat. IV cured a violent morning-cough with concussion 
of the whole body, retching, accumulation of water and incli- 
nation to vomit, followed by expulsion of a whitish, tasteless 
and colorless mucus. Ann. IY. p. 430. 

Pulsat. Suffocative cough after taking cold in the throat. 

Symptoms : Nightly fits, towards midnight, brought on by 
a mucous coating extending from the velum palati to the tongue. 
— Cough with expulsion of white, tenacious mucus ; the cough 
being excited by a tickling near the velum pendulum palati, and 
the fits being so rapid that they almost arrested the breathing 
and caused a retching. — The cough is likewise excited by yawn- 
ing. — At midnight he is roused from sleep by two slight fits of 
cough, afterwards a feeling of constriction in the throat, imped- 
ing expiration. In a few seconds the attack terminates with 
a powerful expiration coming out with a jerk. — Is then obliged 
to swallow several times as if something were lodged in the 
throat. — Lastly eructations and desire to urinate. Pr. Com. d. 
L. S. V. II. p. 148, 149. 

Pulsat. has been useful in spasmodic cough. 

Symptoms : Cough especially in the evening or night, with- 
out intermission, and without the tickling in the larynx ceasing. 
— Dryness of the larynx. — Pain in the chest ; asthma. — Oppres- 
sion of the chest ; palpitation of the heart.— It is useful in 
catarrhal cough, when it threatens to become chronic and of a 
phthisicky nature. 

Symptoms : Cough begins in the evening and continues 
uninterruptedly during the night, relieved by sitting up, con- 
cussive and frequently accompanied by vomiting. Expulsion 
of quantities of a yellow, thick, lumpy mucus, especially in the 
morning. — Hoarseness, dryness and soreness in the throat. — 
Burning, erosive pain in the chest ; asthma. — General weak- 
ness, emaciation and wretched appearance. — 'Fever consisting 
of a continuing burning heat, with thirst and subsequent sweat. 
A. h. Z. V. p. 311. 

Pulsatilla IV°°, twice in six days, removed a violent in- 
fluenza-cough with copious expectoration and pain in the chest, 
not permitting one to lie down, and continuing day and night. 
A. h. Z. II. p. 108. 

Sepia X°. Nightly cough in a child, with soreness of the 
skin. 

Symptoms : Nightly cough, the child shrieking at every fit, 
and the fits following one another so rapidly that the breathing 
was almost arrested • sometimes resulting in retching. — Sore- 



254 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

ness of the bends of all the joints, of the neck and behind the 
ears ; secretion of a fetid humor. — Sepia removed the whole 
disease. Ann. III. p. 427. 

Sepia X° diminished a morning-cough with copious mucous 
expectoration ; herpes and glandular swellings disappeared at 
the same time. Ann. ]V. p. 216. 

Sulphur X°, four doses, one every seven days. Chronic 
cough. 

Symptoms : Cough, in abrupt fits, depriving one of sleep, 
without expectoration, with pressure and tightness in the ster- 
num. — Oppression of the chest, even when sitting, more when 
walking ; she has to stand still frequently. — Pain during deg- 
lutition, and feeling of constriction in the throat. — She feels 
faint when doing any work. Ann. IV. p. 207, 208. 

Sulphur has been found useful in cough with white, rather 
difficult expectoration, especially troublesome in the evening 
and after midnight, and accompanied with shortness of breath- 
ing and oppression in the pit of the stomach. — Likewise in 
cough, generally coming on in the evening after lying down 
and rousing one from sleep after midnight, tight, finally some 
yellowish-white mucus getting loose with difficulty, accompa- 
nied with a sensation of roughness under the upper part of the 
sternum. — Sulphur cured a case of dry cough in an old man, 
and also a case of cough with copious, yellowish, sometimes 
bloody discharge, and lancinating pains in the pit of the stom- 
ach, especially during a deep inspiration ; likewise cases of 
cough with whitish expectoration, especially in the morning, 
with nightly sweat, and alternation of chilliness and heat in 
daytime. — Sulphur relieved a case of cough of twelve years' 
standing, in a girl who had not yet menstruated, with copious, 
whitish, also grayish discharge and pain in the front part of the 
right half of the chest. Ann. IV. p. 250, 251. 

Sulphur 0°, several doses, at intervals of ten days. Cough, 
consequent upon inflammation of the lungs. 

Symptoms : Continual dry cough, especially in the morning 
and when taking a deep inspiration. — Pain and clawing sen- 
sation in the forepart of the chest.— Shortness of breath when 
walking. — Pains in the limbs and great weariness. Ann. IV. 
p. 460. 

Verbascum I 00000 is the most certain remedy for the remo- 
val of a rough, dry, catarrhal cough, especially troublesome in 
the evening and at night, when asleep, the children, however, 
continuing to sleep without waking. A. h. Z. IV. p. 279. 



WHOOPING-COUGH.- SUFFOCATIVE COUGH. 255 



5. WHOOPING-COUGH. SUFFOCATIVE COUGH. 

Aconitum, fifteen doses, one a day, removed whooping- 
cough. — In another epidemic cough, repeated doses of Acon. 
were particularly useful in the first stage. In the case of a 
child of nine months, Acon. was given every three hours, with 
perfect success. A. h. Z. I. p. 146, 155, 164, II. p. 14. /. d. h. 
H. I. p. 181. 

Acon. X 00000 was a distinguished remedy when the dis- 
ease had not yet entered upon the convulsive stage, and was 
sufficient in two cases where the coua;h had lasted only two 
days. Ann. IV. p. 289. 

Arnica is said to be especially useful when the cough oc- 
curs after weeping. Ann. II. p. 127. 

Bell ad. is recommended by some. Arch. III. 1. p. 62. 

Bellad. is useful in spasmodic, dry cough, without the 
characteristic symptoms of a fully developed whooping-cough. 
It may likewise be used in the catarrhal stage, when the cough 
is rather dry, and accompanied with much thirst, especially at 
night Arch. XL 2, p. 64, 65. 

Bellad. helped in an epidemic cough, where the attack an- 
nounced itself by a disagreeable sensation in the pit of the 
stomach, and where it very shortly excited hemorrhage from 
the mouth and nose, and even suggillations in the eve. Ann. 
II. p. 127. 

Bellad. had a most beneficient effect, without however 
diminishing the cough, when the acme of the spasmodic stage 
was characterized by a feverish condition, with the following 
symptoms : The chi dren become restless, want to be carried, 
then laid down, become intractable, and incline to weep. — 
Glowing face ; rolling, shining eyes. — No appetite, great thirst. 
— Ulcer on the tip of the tongue, the base of which has the ap- 
pearance of lard very painful. Pr. Com. d. H. 8. V. I. p. 14. 

Bellad. removed a complication of whooping-cough with 
eclampsia and periodical convulsive asthma, in a child of 
eighteen months ; the cough itself became less. 

Symptoms : Countenance pale and bloated. — Cold sweat 
on the forehead — Ulcers, with a base having the appearance 
of lard, on the tip of the tongue, and on the fraenum. — Com- 
plete loss of appetite.— Spasm in the wind-pipe ; the child takes 
deep breath with wheezing in the wind-pipe, but does not ex- 
pire, and is in danger of suffocation. — Vvhoopmg-cough. — Ex- 
cessive weakness. — The fingers are curved in the direction of 
the voiamanus; the thumbs are clenched; she is unable to 



256 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

extend them. — Toes clenched, feet swollen. — Spasmodic fits. 
— The. body becomes stretched, the eyes roll, convulsions of 
the facial muscles, with coldness and paleness of the face, con- 
vulsions of the limbs. — When the spasms abate, a quantit /o f 
blood gushes out of the mouth. — Spasms partly during cou*h, 
partly during the asthma, partly without any apparent cause ? 
at least sixteen times in twenty-four hours. A. h. Z. III. p. 98. 

Belladonna rendered the most distinguished service in 
epidemic whooping-cough, characterized by cerebral symp- 
toms. A. h. Z. I. p. 145. 

Bryonia III. and IV, has never failed to cure suffocative 
cough, which came on especially in the evening and at nighL 
and after every meal, the children panting for air and being 
unable to take sufficient breath, with vomiting of the ingesta. 
Ann. IV. p. 147. 

Chamom. is sometimes suitable in whooping-cough, accom- 
panied by vomiting, and especially in the first stage. A. h. Z. 
I. p. 145, 147. 

Cina has been useful in many cases. In one case where 
the child's breast was very much affected, with violent fever y 
excessive expectoration and asthma, three doses were required. 
Arch. VI. 3, p. 63. Ann. III. p. 188, etc. 

Cina X 000 is a chief remedy against the following 

Symptoms : During the coughing fit, the body becomes 
rigid. — After the fit, a gurgling noise from above downwards,, 
apparently from the throat down to the abdomen. — Symptoms 
of worms, boring in the nose, pinching in the abdomen, pain at 
the anus. Pr. Com. d. L. S. V. I. p. 14. 

Cina III, one drop, was used with success in a case where 
the cough had entered upon the second stage, and where blood 
flow d out of mouth and nose. Ann. I. p. 114. 

Cina did wonders in a case of whooping-cough, accompa- 
nied by worm-symptoms. A. h. Z. I. p. 145. 

Cina afforded considerable relief in a case of spasmodic 
cough, Merc, and Sulph. completing the cure afterwards. 

Symptoms : Abdomen big and hard, the veins being visible 
through the skin. — Stool sometimes regular, sometimes diar- 
rhoeic. — Short, panting breathing, with open mouth. — Violent, 
wheezing cough, especially at night, when lying upon the 
back ; is unable to breathe, the face becomes blue. — When lay- 
ing the hand flat upon the chest, a sort of rattling, crackling 
noise is heard both during an inspiration and expiration. — In 
the evening the head is hot and perspires. — Pulse unequal. — 
Ld.h.H. I. p. 187, 188. 

Conium, repeating the doses, if necessary ? in a fortnight, 



WHOOPING-COUGH— SUFFOCATIVE COUGH. 257 

was especially useful, when the cough was violent at night. 
A.h. Z. I. p. 155. 

Cuprum VIII cured whooping-cough in eighteen days. In 
other cases Cuprum X had to be repeated every three days. 
A. h. Z. I. p. 146, 155. 

Drosera, 16, one drop, has proved curative in whooping- 
cough ; but the dose appeared to be too strong in several in- 
stances. Arch. VI. 3, p. 63. 

Drosera has frequently cured cases of fully developed 
w T hooping-cough ; in other cases it did not do any good. Arch. 
XII. 3, p. 145. 

Drosera, highest potency, repeating the dose in bad cases 
on the 16th or 20th day, has almost always effected a cure. 
Ann. I. p. 114. I. d. h. H. II. p. 155. 

Drosera X 0000 , and in twenty-one days X°°, cured a boy. 

/Symptoms : Cough most violent at night, excited by laugh- 
ing, weeping, and moral emotions. — The cough was almost 
always followed by vomiting of the ingesta and a quantity of 
mucus. — Bleeding at the nose while coughing. — The eyes pro- 
trude, the face becomes blue, the boy is near suffocating. — 
Weakness, no appetite ; much thirst. — In some cases the cure 
was effected by Drosera alone, in others Cina was used as 
an intermediate remedy, and the cure was sometimes con- 
cluded with Sulphur. Ann. III. p. 188. 

Drosera X°° has frequently effected a cure, when the 
cough had lasted several weeks, and was so violent that the 
patients were scarcely able to' breathe, and, at the close of the 
fit, threw up a quantity of tenacious mucus mixed with blood 
the face appearing bloated and the head leaning against the 
wall. In other cases Drosera X° — X°° effected a cure in 
from three to eight days, Ipec. Ill having been given twenty- 
four hours previous, especially when the cough was of a suffo- 
cative nature, with bleeding from the mouth and nose, pro- 
truding eyes, vomiting of ihe ingesta, and the patients gene- 
rally falling over during the fit. Ann. IV. p. 290. Pr. Com. d. 
L. S. V. I. p. 15. 

Drosera X, two doses, one every eight days, cured two 
cases of whooping-cough, with bleeding from mouth and nose. 
A> h. Z. III. p. 176. 

Drosera X 000 , one dose, removed whooping-cough after 
measles. 

Symptoms : Continued cough after the vomiting, or when 
the child gets vexed, the face becoming blue, and the child 
clinging to the nearest objects. — The attack ends with vomit- 
ing of mucus or the ingesta. Pr. Com. d. S. L. V. II. p. 42. 



258 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

Drosera is only suitable in the convulsive stage ; when it 
did help, the convulsive cough was changed to a catarrhal in 
the space of eight, ten, fourteen days, the catarrhal cough, 
however, being much more violent than the spasmodic ; Cina 
was here indicated, several doses. A. h. Z. V. p. 162. 

Drosera was the specific, when the fits terminated with 
bleeding from the nose and mouth. X 00 , 000 , 0000 , was given 
every two or three days, or even every twenty-four hours. A . 
h. Z V. p. 183. 

Iodium X, one dose every three days, removed the fol- 
lowing 

Symptoms : Cough, occasioned by an intolerable tickling 
in the whole chest. — Ondulating inspiration during the fit. — 
The fit is preceded by a sort of oppressive anguish, causing 
great nervousness with subsequent emaciation. Arch. XV. 1 ? 
p. 122. 

Ipec. Ill, the cough being accompanied by bleeding from 
nose and mouth, andvomiting of the ingesta. Ann. IY.p. 290. 
Arch. 1. 1, p. 25. 

Lactuca virosa, a few doses removed a violent epidemic 
cough, accompanied by vomiting of the ingesta, but not other- 
wise characterized by the symptoms of whooping-cough. Pr. 
Com. d. S. L. V. I. p. 16. 

Ledum is said to have been useful in whooping-cough. A. 
h. Z. II. p. 14 

Nux v. has been efficacious in the catarrhal stage ; also in 
alternation with Drosera. when the children slept calmly the 
first part of the night, but were tormented by coughing fits 
from two o'clock in the morning, the cough being dry, and ac- 
companied by constipation, retching and suffocative anguish. 
Pr. Com. d. L. S. V. I. p. 15. 

Nux v. relieved the vomiting in epidemic whooping-cough ; 
Puls., afterwards, cured the cough. A. h. Z. I. p. 145. 

Nux v. cured most cases of a cough similar to whooping- 
cough, characterized by suffocative symptoms, bleeding from 
mouth and nose, vomiting, etc. It had the best effect when 
given in the morning, and left then only a light cough behind. 
A. h. Z. II. p. 101. 

Nux v. has been found specific in epidemic dry cough, even 
for full-grown persons, and in cases of relapse. A. h. Z. III. 
p. 147. 

Puls. helped in a case where a loose cough with profuse 
expectoration had remained after whooping-cough. Pr. Com. 
d. L. S. V. I. p. 15. 

Puls., repeated doses, did good service in whooping-cough. 



HOARSENESS. 259 

It was indicated when the children coughed most in the night, 
when the cough was relieved by sitting up, and was accompa- 
nied by vomiting of mucus or the ingesta. A. h. Z. V. p. 311. 

Puls. V°°, helped a child suffering with moist, loose cough, 
slight hoarseness, bitter taste in the mouth, continual desire to 
vomit, chilliness, and yellow-green stools. Ann. IV. p. 291. 

Sepia has been very useful in epidemic whooping-cough. 
A. h. Z. I. p. 146. 

Sepia X°° cured a case complicated with psora, where 
other remedies helped but little. Ann. IV". p. 291. 

Sulphur cured the vomiting in whooping-cough. Ann. 
IY. p. 251. 

Tart. emet. IY°°°, every two evenings, helped when the 
retching was accompanied with diarrhoea, great weakness, and 
danger of death, and when other specifics would do no good. 
Arch. XY. 1, p. 122. 

Tart. emet. II 000 was curative, when the supper was 
thrown up a few hours after midnight. A. h. Z. Y. p. 183. 

Yeratrum IY° or- 00 , once, twice, or three times a day, 
has been found eminently successful in a large number of 
cases. It diminished the cough, the suffocative fits, the blueness 
of the face during cough, and the vomiting. Pr. Com. d. L. 
S. Y. I. p. 19, etc. 

Ye rat. X, one drop, cured whooping-cough in two cases. 
A. h. Z. I. p. 155. 

6. HOARSENESS. 

Bell. X, half a drop, followed by Bryon. X, half a drop. 
Hoarseness, brought on by a cold after measles. 

Symptoms: Is unable to utter a loud word. — Cough, with 
rattling in the chest. — Weakness in the lower limbs ; he stag- 
gers and falls over. — Face pale and sunken. — No appetite. 
Ann. II. p. 303. 

Carbo veg. is useful in hoarseness, which is most violent 
in the morning, reappears in the evening, is less in very warm 
weather, worse in damp and cool weather, increases by loud 
and continued talking, or by the slightest cold, and is then 
sometimes accompanied by an intensely painful tickling in the 
throat. Ann. II. p. 119. 

Carbo veg. cured hoarseness and rough sore throat in damp 
weather. Arch. XY. 1, p. 18. 

Caust. X has frequently removed hoarseness, when the 
voire was scarcely audible. Only smelling. A. h. Z. VII. 
p. 196. 



260 DISEASES OP THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

Drosera generally and speedily relievod the hoarseness 
and chronic cough remaining after measles. Arch. VII. 
1, p. 65. 

Drosera 8 — 10 relieves catarrhal hoarseness in a moment. 
Hygea, II. p. 34. 

Dulc. relieved hoarseness and obtusion of the head, after a 
violent cold. Arch. XV. 1, p. 51. 

Manganum is very useful against hoarseness accompany- 
ing cough, remaining sometimes for a long while after the 
cough had gone ; likewise against hoarseness without cough, 
when it indicates an affection of the larynx, which has be- 
come habitual. H. in R. II. p. 32. 

Petrol, has relieved hoarseness in a number of cases. 
Arch. XII. 3, p. 13. 

Phosphorus X° removed a complicated case of aphonia, 
and improved the concomitant sufferings. 

Symptoms : Vertigo in any position. — Tearing pains in the 
right half of the head. — Pimples in the face, especially on the 
forehead. — Sudden suppression of the voice ; the voice being 
scarcely audible. — Tongue coated white. — Taste loamy. — 
Thirst increased. — Dryness of the mouth, chapped lips. — Burn- 
ing in the pit of the stomach, the head is affected, she feels hot, 
anxious, oppressed. — Frequent, pricking and aching pains in 
the abdomen. — Stool hard, intermittent, with discharge of blood 
from the anus, and violent pressing upon the same. — Menses 
every fourteen days, or at latest three weeks. — Acrid leucor- 
rhcea, causing blisters. — Oppressed breathing. — Palpitation of 
the heart, even when at rest. — Burning pain in the small of the 
back, pricking when stooping. — Swelling of the right hand, at 
night, when in bed. — Weariness in the limbs. — Trembling du- 
ring work. — Herpes on the arm, scaling off. — Frightful dreams ; 
starting of the extremities when asleep. — Slight sweat. — Fetid 
sweat in the axillse. — Chilliness in the evening, with subse- 
quent djy heat. Ann. 1. p. 246, 247. 

Sulphur 0°, in four weeks, half a grain of the trituration. 
Chronic hoarseness after a cold. 

Symptoms : Voice hoarse and much deeper than formerly ; 
worse in damp weather. — Sometimes he felt as if something 
were lodged in the larynx. — Fatiguing dry cough, especially 
evening and morning. — Formerly he was frequently affected 
by rheumatic, drawing pains in the limbs. Ann. III. p. 292. 

Sulphur, two doses cured hoarseness brought on by a cold, 
with deep base voice, worse in cold and damp weather. Ann. 
IV. p. 254. 

Sulphur X relieved a peculiar roughness of voice remain- 
ing after the measles. Arch. XII. 2, p. 160. 



INFLUENZA.— GRIPPE. 261 

7. INFLUENZA.— GRIPPE. 

Aconitum, given repeatedly, became necessary when the 
influenza appeared in the form of a violent inflammation of the 
lungs ; or when a violent dry cough was the chief symptom, 
without inflammation, or when it remained after violent stitches 
in the chest. A. h. Z. II. p. 115. 

Aconitum removed within twelve, twenty-four, thirty-six 
hours, the inflammatory influenza -fever, accompanied with rheu- 
matism, catarrh, sore throat or other local affections. Hygea 
1. p. 17. 

Acon. VIII 00 was frequently sufficient when violent catar- 
rhal fever or pleuresy were accompanied with oppression of the 
chest and synocha. A. h. Z. II. p. 108. 

Acon. X 000 , every hour, six — ten doses, generally silenced 
the first outbreak. Afterwards Nux. and Ars. were sometimes 
necessary. 

Symptoms : Sudden and violent weakness, obliging one to 
lie down. — Obtusion of the head, pain in the occiput. — Heat 
mingled with chilliness, thirst and sweat. — Concussive cough, 
with soreness in the chest. — Coryza with obstruction of the 
nose. — Sore throat. — Constipation or hard stool. — In some cases 
stitches in the chest. A. h. Z. III. p. 155. 

Agaricus removed a chronic, scraping sensation in the 
throat of a singer ; he felt it every time he sang. A. h. Z. II. 
p. 109. 

Arnica I cured inflammatory influenza. 

Symptoms : Weakness, great drowsiness and little appetite 
some days previous. — Followed by sudden, entire exhaustion 
of strength. — Violent stitches in the chest, increased by deep 
breathing. — Violent aching of the head, as if the brain were 
grasped into one heap. — Pain in the small of the back, and 
tearing in the limbs. — Continual thirst, no appetite. — Constipa- 
tion. — Afterwards frequent delirium and hemorrhage from nose 
and mouth. Ann. II p. 279. 

Arsenicum, several doses, helped in cases of violent tearing 
pain in the head, with acrid fluent coryza. A. h. Z. 11. p. 115. 

Arsenicum was especially useful incases cbaracterized by 
great weakness, exacerbations occurring in the night and after 
meais. A. h. Z. I. p. 154. 

Arsenicum X° was efficacious against, the following 

Symptoms : violent, fluent coryza ; lachrymation. Cough 
with inclination to vomit, throwing off a (bin mucus, excited 
by every expiration, shaking the whole body, and preventing 
full inspirations. In many cases, vomiting. Arch. XL 1, p. 96. 



262 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

Arsenicum, sometimes frequent doses of Bellad., cured 
obstinate ophthalmia and subsequent ulcers of the cornea and 
great photophobia, all these symptoms being concomitant symp- 
toms of influenza. Arch. XIII. 2, p. 96. 

Bellad. X°° removed the dry and hacking cough remain- 
ing after the influenza, and causing soreness of the pit of the 
stomach. A. h. Z. II. p. 108. 

Bellad. generally preceded by Acon., has been useful with 
children, iu cases of influenza with determination to the head 
and resulting in an inflammatory affection of the cerebral mem- 
branes, with great burning heat, restlessness, delirium, and con- 
vulsions. A. h. Z. II. p. 158. 

Bellad. was always specific to a dry, spasmodic cough 
with headache, becoming intolerable by walking, talking, bright 
light, and every movement. A. h. Z. II. p. 109. 

Bryonia X°° relieved a cough accompanied with a trou- 
blesome scraping in the throat and with expectoration 4 h 
Z. II. p. 108, 109. 

Bryonia X, one drop, one dose a day, helped when the 
influenza was chiefly characterized by a rheumatic pain in the 
limbs and a similar pain in the chest, not permitting to move 
A. h. Z. II. p. 115. 

Camphora. smelling in influenza. 

Symptoms : Diarrhoea, or soft, copious stool. Asthma 
with excessive accumulation of mucus in the air-passages little 

cough ; suffocative fits. — Weakness and great exhaustion. 

Skin dry and icy-cold. — Tongue clean, appetite good. Ann. 
III. p. 146. 

Causticum X. smelling, cured epidemic influenza. 
Symptoms : Violent cough with concussion of the throat 
and head, and painful rawness of the chest. — More or less co- 

ryza. — Pain in all the limbs, when moving them. Chilliness 

during motion, with heat in the night. Arch. XI. 1, p. 95. 

Causticum, smelling, was employed by Hahnemann 
against influenza, and two hours afterwards Camph A h Z 
I. p. 154. 

Causticum cured a case of influenza in a few days. 
Symptotns : Aching of the occiput. — Nausea, vomiting of 

the ingesta; little appetite. — Bitter taste. — Stool not daily. 

Tensive pain in the right molar bone. — Violent palpitation of 
the heart at night. — Violent thirst. — Feeling of emptiness in 
the epigastrium.— Violent, generally dry cough, worst at night. 
— Raw feeling in the whole chest. — Great weakness, especially 
in the feet. — Alternate chilliness and heat. — Pulse rather hard 
not very fast. — Tongue coated white. I. d. h. H. II. p. 153! 



INFLUENZA.-GRIPPE. 263 

China IV 000 removed the great weakness remaining after 
the influenza, with heat without thirst, and no appetite. A. h< 
Z. II. p. 108. 

Ipec. VIII 000 rendered good service in influenza, when 
the cough was accompanied by violent retching, increasing 
unto vomiting of mucus. Pr. Com. d. L. S. V. 1. p. 171. 

Merc. viv. V, two or three doses in some cases, speedily- 
removed influenza. 

Symptoms : Great despondency and weakness. — Obtusion 
of the head. — Yertigo, especially when raising the head, or 
when looking up. — Headache, in some cases dull, in others 
pressing and tearing, in the forehead and occiput. — Coryza. — 
Bleeding at the nose. — Inflammation of the throat. — Cough, 
either moist or dry. — Rheumatic otalgia, odontalgia, prosopal- 
gia, pain in the limbs, also cramps in the calves. — Pleuritic 
symptoms. — Violent palpitation of the heart. — Great loss of 
appetite. — Occasional mucous and bilious vomiting and diar- 
rhoea, more frequently constipation. — Chills, rarely violent ; 
dry heat, frequently accompanied with profuse sweat. — The 
limbs feel bruised. — Little urine. — Occasional delirium. A. h. 
Z. III. p. 43, 44. 

Merc. sol. gr. -^-j removed even the higher degrees of influ- 
enza speedily and thoroughly. A. h. Z. II. p. 48. — Merc, 
sol. IV 00 helped as speedily ; it was repeated only in a few 
cases. Pr. Com. d. L. S. V. I. p. 57, 171. 

Merc vivus X, once a day, or at most twice, proved spe- 
cific to an affection of the head, throat and chest, with an unin- 
terrupted, concussive, dry, afterwards loose cough. Arch. XIIL 
2, p. 88. A. h. Z. II. p. 109. 

Nux v. some doses helped, when the influenza resembled a 
slight catarrhal fever. A, h. Z. II. p. 115. Ann. III. p. 143, 
etc. 

Nux v. has frequently cured influenza in a few hours. A. 
h. Z. II. p. 10S. III. p. 155. IV. p. 13. 

Nux v. one dose, influenza. 

Symptoms: Hollow, rough cough, with rattling of mucus 
in the chest. — Prickings in the middle of the chest. — Want of 
breath. — Roughness and soreness of the throat. — Hammering 
pain in the forepart of the head. — No appetite ; much thirst.— 
Costiveness. I. d. h. H. II. p. 151. 

Nux v. one dose, cured influenza in four days. 

Symptoms : Lancinating headache, especially in the fore- 
head. — Heaviness in the head ; liable to vertigo. — Violent cough 
with slimy, thick expectoration. — No appetite. — Bitter taste. — 
Costiveness. — Restless sleep, with anxious dreams, and talking 



264 DISEASES OP THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

while asleep. — Sweats easily over the whole body, with alter- 
nate, transitory chills. — Great weakness. — Pulse moderately 
frequent. — Cough more violent in the forenoon. I. d. h. H. II. 
p. 152. 

Nux v. one dose, afforded great relief. 

Symptoms: Violent, headache : sensation in the head, as if 
dashed to pieces. — Much thirst, no appetite ; nausea. — Tongue 
coated white, inclines to be dry. — Stool natural ; coryza. — 
Moderate cough, with loose expectoration and stitches in the 
left side. — Alternate heat in the face and slight chills over the 
whole body, the skin being hot. — Pain in the small of the 
back; is unable to remain long on one side. — Hurried breath- 
ing, the pulse being somewhat full, and moderately fast. — No 
sleep. I. d. h. H. II. p. 83, 84. 

Phosphorus X, smelling helped, when the whole wind- 
pipe was nearly inflamed and so irritated that the intense pain 
almost deprived one of speech, and altered the voice a good 
deal. Arch. XIII. 2, p. 89. 

Pulsat. IV°°, two doses in six days, removed a violent 
cough with pain in the chest, not leaving any rest when lying 
down, and tormenting one day and night. A. h. Z. II. p. 108. 

Pulsat. one dose ; on the second day Nux. 

Symptoms : Vertigo. — Frequent heat in the face. — Much 
thirst. — Little appetite. — Slimy taste. — White tongue. — Short, 
dry cough with stitches in the left half of the chest, hindering 
deep breathing. — Bruised pain in the small of the back, when 
raising the head, or during motion. — Writhing pain in the ab- 
domen, going and coming, especially about the umbilicus. — 
Thin stool two or three times a day. — No sleep. — A good deal 
of heat, occasionally. — Pulse not too full, nor much quicker 
than usual. L d. h. H. II. p. 99, 100. 

Sabadilla X, specific against the following symptoms of 
influenza : Striking drowsiness by day. — Chilliness, espe- 
cially towards evening, shuddering and goose-flesh; the thrills 
of shuddering ran from the feet to the head. — Lachryma- 
tion and redness of the eyelids. — Pressure upon the eyes, 
especially when moving them, and when looking up. — Aching, 
especially in the forehead. — Sore tongue; it is thick and coated. 
—The soreness of the tongue extends down the throat ; diffi- 
cult deglutition. — She frequently feels as if a pellicle were float- 
ing in her throat. — Bitter taste in the mouth. — Complete want 
of appetite. — Nausea. — Dry mouth ; no thirst. — Costiveness, 
with concealed rumbling in the abdomen. — In some cases diar- 
rhoea of brown, fermented stool, floating upon the water. — 
Urine yellowish and turbid. — Cough with vomiting, headache, 



CROUP.— ANGINA MEMBRANACEA. 265 

sharp stitches in the vertex, pain in the region of the stomach. 
— Cough, with a sensation as of the bronchi being irritated by 
smoke ; many cough up blood. — Painful paralytic sensation in 
the limbs, especially the knee-joints. — All the symptoms in- 
crease in the cold. — Exacerbation towards noon, worst towards 
evening. — Heat in the face and coldness of the lower limbs ; 
the heat in the face is accompanied by thrills of shuddering 
from the feet to the head. — Skin dry as parchment. — Sleep rest- 
less, full of anxious dreams. — Cough comes on, as soon as one 
lies down. — One single pellet effected a cure in thirty-six hours. 
Arch. XII. 2, p. 98, etc. 

Sabadilla VI, IV, II, has done much good in influenza ; 
it was almost a specific to fluent coryza, sickly complexion, 
obtusion of the head. A. h. Z. VI. p. 117. 

Senega III 00 was especially suitable in some cases ; tick- 
ling and burning in the fauces and larynx, not leaving the pa- 
tients a moment's rest ; they were unable to lie down and were 
threatened with suffocation ; for these symptoms it soon afford- 
ed relief. A. h. Z. III. p. 44. 

Silicea X 10 was useful in cases of chronic disposition to 
violent, fluent or dry coryza after influenza. A. h. Z. II. p. 
108. 

Spigelia was especially suitable when the influenza was 
accompanied by pain in the face. A. h. Z. II. p. 115. 

Squilla X was suitable, when the cough was accompa- 
nied from the beginning by a copious expectoration. 

Stannum rendered good service as soon as the cough, 
which was dry at the commencement, became loose, accom- 
panied with much expectoration. IV°°, repeated in eight days, 
helped in a case with incipient symptoms of pituitous consump- 
tion. A. h. Z. II. p. 108, 157. 

Veratrum helped when the disease resembled sporadic 
cholera, the catarrhal symptoms being slight, but the weakness 
very great. A. h. Z. II. p. 109. 

8. CROUP.— ANGINA MEMBRANACEA. 

Aconit. X°°. Croup in the first stage. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness, afterwards violent heat. — 
The boy is either speechless, or his voice is croaking, and the 
speech 'difficult. — Points to the larynx y where he appears to 
feel pain. — Wants to cough, but cannot. — Countenance red 
and bloated, eyes shining. — Sweat on the forehead; pulse full 
and hard.— -Violent thirst— Frequen; emi ;sion of urine. — Small 
pimples on the left side.of the face. — Face alternately lvd and 
s 



266 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

pale. — Breathing visibly arrested ; restlessness and delirium, 
Ann. II. p. 223, 224. 

Aconitum, two doses at an interval of five hours. 

Symptoms : Cough barking, hoarse. — Red countenance. 
— Great oppression of the chest, and heat, with danger of suffo- 
cation. I. d. h. H. I. p. 171. 

Aconitum ought always to be used first in the inflamma- 
tory stage. 

Chamomilla helped in a case where Acon. and Spong. 
had done no good. — It brought on sweat, with cough and ex- 
pulsion of a large quantity of mucus. A. h. Z. II. p. 64. 

Cuprum sulph. is recommended against croup. Arch. 
XV. 2, p. 79. 

Drosera, and, in case the fever should be very violent, 
Merc, is very useful, when the acute form, has subsided and 
has given place to a chronic form, recurring sometimes periodi- 
cally, and characterized by a spasmodic cough, and a scraping 
in the bronchi, symptoms which, when neglected, may pass 
over into spasms and hydrocephalus. A. h. Z. I. p. 147. 

Hepar sulph., ,o.ooo S r -> one dose. 

Symptoms : Coryza and catarrhal conditions. — Afterwards 
the boy prefers sitting to lying down, because lying down 
causes a sort of anguish : tosses about when asleep. — Breath- 
ing snoring, hoarse, wheezing, frequently so short and anxious 
that the boy, roused by a violent, dry cough, inducing retching, 
starts up, grasps at the larynx, and begins to weep, with great 
anguish, bright-red face, protruded eyes, and frequent bending 
backwards of the head. — The fits cease for a few minutes, and 
afterwards return with greater violence. — Frequent desire to 
drink. — Much heat and sweat. — Quick talking. — Pulse quick 
and hard. — Urine very dark ; frequent desire to urinate. Arch. 
V. 1, p. 105, etc. 

Hepar sul. I was repeated with great benefit in a couple 
of hours, when the first dose did not bring evident relief in a 
short time. Arch. XL 3, p. 72. 

Hep. sulph. -nroVo gr., in sixteen hours -,-\ drop of Spongia, 
and afterwards another small dose of Hepar. 

Symptoms : The child is almost in a state of sopor, with 
his head bent backwards. — Violent heaving of the chest, with 
loud inspirations, and even the scapulae were considerably 
moved by it. — He raises himself at short intervals, grasps with 
great anguish at those things which are near him, for the pur- 
pose of leaning against them, and facilitating the breathing. — 
Afterwards a few fits of dry, rough, whizzing cough. — Heat 
considerable, thirst great, (a new fit after every drink.) — Pulse 



CROUP.— ANGINA MEMBRANACEA. 267 

mostly hard, but sometimes soft and intermitting. — Urine flam- 
ing-red ; no stool. — Face sometimes dark-red, bluish ; swelling 
and violent throbbing of the carotids, slight sweat about the 
head. — Weeps after every fit, and grasps at the throat, where 
a red, elevated spot, of the size of a dime, is discovered in the 
larynx. — Occasional retching, and even vomiting, especially 
after the cough. The cure was completed on the third day. 
Arch. VI. 1, p. 67, etc. 

Hepar sul. and Spong. were alternately given with great 
benefit in croup, and in cough with croup-sound ; this alterna- 
tion seemed to shorten the disease more than by giving only 
one of the remedies. A. h. Z. III. p. 26. 

Hepar s. preceded by Acon. 

Symptoms : The child wakes up with a barking, hoarse 
cough, becoming more and more violent. — Breathing hurried 
and short. — Frequently grasps hurriedly at the throat, where a 
considerable rattling was heard at every inspiration. — Redness 
of the face ; pulse very quick. — Continual tossing of the head ; 
deglutition is performed with a visible effort. Cham, removed 
the remaining catarrhal cough. /. d. h. H. I. p. 173, 174. 

Moschus is very serviceable in the last stage of croup, when 
all other remedies were employed in vain. H. in R. II. p. 61. 

Sambucus ^o, one dose. In a child of five months. 

Symptoms : Rough, hollow cough, after the subsidence of 
the coryza ; restless sleep. — Breathing wheezing. — Head hot. 
— Screams when coughing, as if he suffered a pain in the throat. 
Ann. I. p. 215, 216. 

Phosphorus was sometimes given with benefit, when the 
improvement seemed to stop ; it did not, however, accelerate the 
cure. A.h.Z. III. p. 26. 

Phosphorus X 000 , in half an hour Hepar s., in half an 
hour Spongia, and so on, alternating these three remedies 
every half hour, effected a cure in a desperate case of croup. 
The third dose of Phosphorus effected the transmutation of the 
cough, after an effort with anguish, into a catarrhal, when all 
danger ceased. Arch. XV. 1, p. 100. 

Spongia, one drop, preceded by Aconite. 

Symptoms : Waking from sleep with violent, rough, hol- 
low-sounding cough. — Voice hoarse. — Breathing hurried, but 
not much oppressed, but very rattling. — Violent fever ; skin 
hot and dry. Arch. VI. 2, p. 65, etc. 

Spongia X, one drop, after Aconite, giving Hep. To ;oo o 
thirty hours after Spongia, cured another case of croup. Arch. 
VIII. 1, p. 71. 

Spongia X 00 , having given Aconite VIII° the day pre- 
vious. 



268 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

Symptoms : Hollow, barking, dry croup-cough, after the 
subsidence of the coryza, when waking. — Short attacks of rat- 
tling in the wind-pipe, when taking an inspiration. — Pale com- 
plexion, skin hot. — Frequent stretching and yawning. — When 
coughing, he distorts his face, and complains of pains below the 
larynx. — The cough is most frequent in the forenoon. — Weep- 
ing mood. — Pulse rather hard, and accelerated. Ann. I. p. 
214. 

Spongia X, one dose ; preceded by Acon. VHP. Speedy 
cure. 

Symptoms : The child sits erect in its bed. — Face bluish 
and bloated ; look expresses anguish. — Painful breathing, rat- 
tling, exerting the chest and distorting the muscles of t'heface ; 
the eyes protruded and bending the head backwards. — Cough 
wheezing and shrill ; the patient clings to the nearest object, 
and grasps at the larynx, where he feels a pain, with sweat 
and anguish. — Pulse quick. — Great heat, and continual thirst. 
— Frequently, when coughing, involuntary expulsion of stool 
and urine. Ann. II. p. 220, 221. 

Spongia X ocoo °, one dose; giving first Acon. VIII 000 . 
Improvement began in an hour ; a relapse yielded to a similar 
dose of Spongia. Ann. III. p. 151. 

Spongia X 00 , one dose, preceded by Acon. VIII 00 . 

Symptoms : Glowing hot, with fever ; face red. — Dry skin, 
violent thirst. — Constipation. — Hoarse, rough, deep, barking 
cough, which the child tries to suppress. — Breathing some- 
what rattling and wheezing. — Starting while asleep, and anx- 
ious breathing. — When lying down, he bores with the head into 
the pillow. Ann. IV. p. 37, 38. 

Spongia X°° ; Aconit. VIII 00 having been given eight 
hours previous. 

Symptoms : Glowing hot skin ; red face. — Headache, de- 
lirium. — Violent, hoarse, hollow, barking cough, with violent 
pain in the larynx. — Rough, hoarse voice ; rattling, wheezing 
breathing. Ann. IV. p. 38, 39. 

Spongia X 0000 , towards evening X 000 ; preceded by Aco- 
nite X 00000 . 

Symptoms : Considerable heat and frequent suffocative fits, 
with cough. — Hoarse, rough voice. — Wheezing breathing, which 
may be heard at a great distance. — Pain in the region of the 
larynx. — Starting when in bed, as if he would suffocate. — Bo- 
ring with the head into the pillow. — Discouragement, weeping 
mood, indifference. — Hep. s. gr. ^ was given to remove the rest 
of the symptoms. Pr. Com. d. L. S. V. I. p. 196. 

In a similar manner, Acon. was given first in two other 



TRACHEITIS. 269 

cases, afterwards Spongia ; the cure was completed by Hep. s. 
— Pr. Com. II. p. 201, 202. Another physician achieved the 
cure by giving Hep. s., three or four times a day, in urgent ca- 
ses, without using either, Acon. or Spong. Arch. XV. 1. 
p. 101. 

Tart. emet. £ gr., dissolved in water, a tablespoonful every 
half hour. 

Symptoms : Cough and sawing respiration. — Face red and 
bloated ; look anxious. — Breathing hurried. — A good deal of 
unsuccessful yawning. — Pain about the larynx when touching 
it. — Skin hot and dry ; pulse accelerated. — Is unable to utter a 
loud word. — Improvement took place after vomiting. Hygea. 
II. p. 27, 28, 29. 

9. TRACHEITIS. 

Aconit. X°, repeating the dose every twelve to twenty-four 
hours in the lower stage, in the higher every two or three, three 
or four doses in all, was generally sufficient to effect the cure of 
a catarrh passing into the form of bronchitis. A. h. Z. IV. 
p. 66. 

Hep. s. cured several cases of tracheitis of children. 

Symptoms : Continual, intense fever, with headache, high 
color of the face, violent thirst. — Breathing difficult, short, anx- 
ious. — Voice hoarse. — Violent, dry, painful cough, now rough, 
now sounding hollow. — Pain at a certain spot of the trachea, 
increased by pressure, breathing, cough, talking. A. h. Z. 
V. p. 84. 

Nux v. cured several cases of bronchitis. Arch. I. 1, p. 24. 

Spongia X°, several doses ; preceded by three doses of 
Acon. X°°, one dose every two hours. Acute bronchitis. 

Symptoms : Face red, with expression of great anguish, 
restlessness and sadness. — Troublesome dryness and obstruc- 
tion of the nose. — Throbbing pain in the forehead, lancinating, 
and pressing upon the eyes. — Eyes burning, running, red. — 
Tongue brownish, dry. — Taste bitter. — Frequent eructations. 
— Unquenchable thirst. — Region of the stomach sensitive to 
pressure, pricking. — Stool sluggish, hard, scanty. — Frequent 
desire to urinate, emission but scanty. — Pain in the small of 
the back, drawing, tearing, pressing towards the loins and 
thighs, and into the sides of the abdomen ; the pain cannot be 
relieved in any situation. — Seated, pricking, aching cramp pain 

beneath the throat, in the upper part of the thoracic cavity. 

Constrictive, aching feeling, extending over the whole chest. 

Breathing fearfully oppressed, quick, anxious, irregular, labored 



270 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

frequently completely arrested, with some rattling and ferment- 
ing in the chest. — Cough dry, rough, hollow-sounding, some- 
times barking, without expectoration. — Voice hoarse. — Throat 
very dry and rough. Pulse frequent and hard. — Skin dry, red, 
burning hot. — Has to sit straight with the body bent over, and 
is constantly obliged to change his position. A. h. Z. Y. p. 
129, etc. 

Spongia is useful in chronic inflammation of the mucous 
membrane of the trachea, with hoarseness, roughness, burning 
in the larynx, dry cough, sometimes discharge of tenacious 
mucus. A. h. Z. VI. p. 17. 

Kali sulphuratum appears to be suitable in inflamma- 
tory affections of the respiratory organs, characterized by pro- 
fuse exsudations with paralysis, and where the inflammatory 
diathesis has not yet been subdued. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 139, etc. 

10. AFFECTIONS OF THE TRACHEA OF VARIOUS KINDS. 

Arsenicum, repeated doses, was useful for morbid condi- 
tions, bordering upon phthisis trachealis, characterized by burn- 
ing and a feeling of dryness. After taking Arsen. those 
symptoms abated, and a secretion of mucus set in, which indi- 
cated other remedies. Arch. XII. 2, p. 18. 

Calc. carb. VIII. one dose, of long action, cured almost 
completely an incipient phthisis trachealis. 

Symptoms : Considerable hoarseness, which scarcely per- 
mits him to preach. — Coughs much, especially in the morning, 
secreting much mucus. — Putrid smell in the throat during the 
frequent attacks of sneezing. — Frequent coryza. — Weakness 
and want of strength. Ann. II. p. 304. 

Carbo veg. is very useful in chronic affections of the tra- 
chea, and obstinate hoarseness, especially in the evening. H. 
in R. I. p. 194. 

Drosera V, and in about twelve days Spongia III, cured an 
incipient phthisis laryngea, Bell, and Hep. having been given 
previously without much success. 

Symptoms : Disagreeable pressure in the front part of the 
throat near the larynx.: — Scraping sensation in that part when 
coughing, or when swallowing. — Striking hoarseness ; is una- 
ble to utter a clear sound ; loses his voice when singing. — A 
good deal of short and hacking cough, especially in dry, sharp 
air, and when the mouth is not closed. — Cough more dry than 
moist; sometimes expectoration of a white mucus, which is but 
rarely mixed with small streaks of blood. — Sometimes difficulty 
of swallowing, and real pain in the region of the larynx when 



PAIN IN THE CHEST. 271 

touching it, even when merely turning the head. — Inspiration 
becomes finally rather difficult, and somewhat wheezing. — Dry- 
Di s and disagreeable sensation in the back part of the throat, 
with redness and some aphthae. — During an expiration smell 
from the mouth as of milk recently obtained from the cow. — 
Indolence and decrease of strength. Ann. I. p. 147, etc. 

Nux v., two doses. Complicated spasm of the throat. 

Symptoms : Periodical constriction of the throat, threaten- 
ing suffocation. — Habitual headache. — Vertigo when stooping. 
— Pain in the loins, hindering motion. — Heaviness of the lower 
limbs. — Sudden satiety, when eating, followed by a sensation 
of repletion which obliges one to unbutton one's clothes, accom- 
panied by heat in the face and vertigo. — Difficult stool, frequently 
streaked with blood. — Heavy, uniefreshing sleep. — Want of 
disposition to perform any mental labor. — Weak memory. Ann. 
II. p. 120. 

11. PAIN IN THE CHEST. 

Bellad. VIII has removed a peculiar throbbing aching in 
the left side of the chest, and slight hoarseness. Arch. III. 1, 
p. 99. 

Bryonia II, one drop. Pain in the chest, brought on by a 
fall. 

Symptoms : Aching pain in the anterior surface of the 
chest, impeding the breathing and obliging one to cough con- 
stantly. Emaciation, loss of appetite, restless sleep. — Stool 
irregular. Ann. I. p. 126. 

Bryonia VI, one drop, relieved a darting pain through the 
sternum, which did not increase by breathing, but by every 
motion, and was most violent when the stomach was weak ; 
trembling and bounding sensation in the pit of the stomach, as 
of something alive. All. h. Z. V. p. 152. 

Bryonia removed pains in the chest. 

Symptoms : Heaviness in the head ; pressure in the fore- 
head. — Roughness of the throat; little appetite, thirst; tongue 
pretty clean. — Soreness from the pit of the stomach along the 
sternum. — Oppression of the whole chest. — Drawing pain be- 
tween the shoulders and the small of the back. — No stool for 
three days past — Sleep restless at times, with anxious dreams. 
— Ever since he had small pox, the soles of the feet feel easily 
sore ; burning of the soles, the skin is delicate and red ; the feet 
are sweaty, with fetid smell. — Faint, giddy, without strength. 
J. d. h. H. III. p. 45. 

Lycopodium X, smelling, twice. Pain in the chest. 



272 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

Symptoms : Stitches in the chest near the left false ribs, at 
every deep inspiration, when sneezing, laughing, or during 
every motion of the body. — Frequent yawning. — Cannot lie on 
the left side, has to lie high. — Urine rather dark. — Afterwards, 
violent aching pain in the whole of the left lobe of the lungs, 
with tightness across the chest and pain between the scapulae ; 
is unable to lie on either side. Ann. IV. p. 197. 

Nux v. removed acute pain of the chest brought on by vex- 
ation. 

Symptoms : Stitches in the middle of the chest when taking 
an inspiration. — Spasmodic contraction of the chest. — Periodi- 
cal aching of the head. — Tremor of the limbs. — Want of appe- 
tite. — Full pulse. — Alternate chilliness and heat. — Nausea, and 
bruised feeling of the body all over. /. d. h. H. I. p. 170. 

Nux v. X 000 , six doses, one a day, cured a pricking pain 
in the left side of the chest, when taking exercise or stooping, 
Hygea, I. p. 26. 

Sulphur, smelling, removed an occasional pricking in the 
sternum, with dry cough, wheezing breathing and asthma. 

Sulphur, preceded by Aconite, removed a pain under the 
left short ribs, brought on by frequent suppression of vesicular 
erysipelas on the head, as of a lump being lodged there, excit- 
ing an oppressive anguish and hindering deep breathing, with 
cough and copious expectoration. Likewise, a pricking pain 
in the left half of the chest, excited by coughing, deep breathing, 
lifting of the left arm ; consequent upon a strain. Likewise a 
deep pain in the left side of the chesl, consequent upon an unu- 
sual effort, as if the movement were arrested in that part, worse 
when taking deep breath, or when turning in the bed, not per- 
mitting to lie on the left side, exciting anguish, and the part 
being painful to the touch. 

Sulphur, three doses, removed a pain in the sternum, as if 
a lump were lodged there, when coughing, yawning or sneez- 
ing. Likewise, a pain in the right side of the chest, brought 
on by constant cough ; the patient dared not touch the place, 
or lace herself tightly, or turn in the bed ; she then felt as if 
something were falling towards the affected side. Finally Sul- 
phur has cured a stretching sensation over the whole chest, 
with stitches below the right mamma, during every inspiration 
and expiration, so that she was frequently unable to take 
breath ; palpitation of the heart when ascending a height, an- 
guish in the evening, preventing sleep, anxious dreams, periodi- 
cal pinching between the shoulders. Ann. IV. p. 252, 253. 



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12. PNEUMONIA.— PLEURITIS. 

Aconitum X, one drop. In a woman of sixty years. 

Symptoms : Much heat. Stinging throbbing headache. — 
Bleeding at the nose the day previous. — Sleepless nights. — The 
eyes are painful and sensitive to the light. -Mouth dry. — Taste 
bitter. — Much thirst, especially a desire for beer. — Inclination 
to vomit. — Oppression of the chest. — Stitches during an inspi- 
ration. — Dry cough. — Inability to lie on one side. — Pulse quick 
and hard.— Stool intermittent. Arch. III. 1, p. 81. 

Aconitum, one drop, every twenty-four hours, has cured 
forty patients laid up with pneumonia ; the inflammation was 
generally removed in two or three days, and reduced to a 
mere gastric condition, which was speedily cured by a small 
dose of Ipec. Arch. VIII. 2, p. 164, 165. 

Aconitum VIII, one drop, one dose. Inflammation of the 
lungs. 

Symptoms : Burning heat with headache. — Bitter taste. — 
Unsuccessful desire to belch. — Itching pain in the hypochon- 
dria, a sort of heaviness. — Soft, small stools, accompanied with 
tenesmus. — Hsemoptisis. — Short breathing while asleep, and 
stopped through the nose. — Anguish, arresting breathing, with 
sweat on the forehead. — At every inspiration, stitch from the 
lowermost ribs of either side to the apex of the scapula through 
the chest, with excessive moaning and lamenting. — Clawing 
pain in the chest ; aching pain in the side of the chest, with a 
sensation as if that side were made narrower. — Sopor, with 
anxious delirium. Arch. V. 2, p. 78, 79. 

Aconitum. Pneumonia. 

Symptoms : Continual stitches in the right side of the chest. 
— Short and very difficult breathing. — Frequent cough, and 
only occasionally a rather painful, bloody expectoration. — Skin 
burning, with frequent chills. — Full, hard, intermittent pulse. 
Ann. II. p. 23. 

Aconitum X, one drop, VI — XII in five ounces of distilled 
water, with addition of one ounce of common syrup, has been 
found very useful in pneumonia, when given a tablespoonful 
every two or six hours A . h. Z. II. p. 74. 

Aconitum VIII. Inflammation of the organs in the chest. 

Symptoms: Violent feverish chills. — Continual stitches in 
the left side of the chest, increased by deep breathing, cough or 
motion. — Cough with a small quantity of mucous expectoration. 
— Obtusion of the head. — Vertigo when raising the head. — 
Face red, bloated. — Eyes shining and running. — Tongue coated 



274 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

white, covered with mucus. — Great thirst. — Complete want of 
appetite. — No stool. — Sleeplessness with profuse sweat. — Fre- 
quent chills in day-time, especially in the evening. — General 
feeling as of being bruised. — Full, hard pulse. — Out of humor, 
taciturn. Arch. XI. 1, p. 128, 129. 

Aconitum X°°, two doses. Pneumonia. 

Symptoms : Violent inflammatory fever and delirium. — 
Red countenance, shining, blood-shot eyes. — Great heat. — Op- 
pressed breathing. — Violent pain in the chest. — Great thirst. 
Arch. XIV. 3, p. 109. 

Aconitum IV, one drop, twice in twenty-four hours. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness, afterwards burning heat 
with thirst. Stitches and pain in the whole of the thoracic 
cavity. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 120, 121. 

Aconitum, one dose, afterwards Bryonia. Pieuritis. 

Symptoms : Violent, lancinating pain in the right part of the 
chest, scarcely permitting one to breathe. — Dry cough, becom- 
ing more violent at intervals ; sort of spasm of the chest, threat- 
ening suffocation. — Pulse very small and contracted. Skin 
dry and hot. — Face pale and sunken. — Violent anguish. — 
Panting for drink with the mouth open. Ann. I. p. 22, 23. 

Aconitum, one dose ; and finally a dose of Nux for the 
remaining dry cough and hoarseness, with feeling of fulness in 
the trachea-pleuritis. 

Symptoms : Aching in the forehead. — Face red, bloated. — 
Continual, dry cough. — Intense lancinating pains in the left 
side of the chest, increased by coughing and inspiration. — Feel- 
ing of oppressive anguish in the chest. — Painful stiffness of the 
whole back. — Drawing and tearing pains in the joints. — 
Thirst ; dryness of mouth ; tongue coated while. — Retention of 
stool. — Red, burning, fiery urine. — Dry heat, mingled with 
chills. — Small, hard pulse. — Great weariness, and feeling as if 
bruised. Ann. I. p. 23, 24. 

Aconitum VIII, one drop, one dose. Inflammation of the 
chest. 

Symptoms : Violent chills, followed by great heat, with vi- 
olent, throbbing headache. — Stitches in the left side of the c&est, 
with hsemoptisis, short breathing, and unquenchable thirst. 
Ann. I. p. 25. 

Aconitum IV, one drop, one dose. Pneumonia. 

Symptoms : Countenance bright-red, bloated. General 
heat. Violent headache. — Violent, unquenchable thirst. — Want 
of appetite. — Tongue whitish, but not coated. — Cough with mu- 
cous expectoration and streaked with blood. — Stitches in the 
right side of the chest, and full, hard pulse. Ann. I. p. 26. 



PNEUMONIA.-PLEURITIS. 275 

Aconitum IV, one drop, one dose. Inflammatory affection 
of the chest. 

Symptoms : Difficult, anxious breathing. — Stitches in the 
right side of the chest.— Short, dry cough, increasing the stitches 
in the same manner as the deep breathing does. — Throbbing 
ache in the forehead, as if from an ulcer, increased by the 
slightest motion. — Chills in the evening, with subsequent heat, 
redness of the cheeks, increased headache and sad mood. — 
Chilliness during the day. — Dry, white tongue, with increased 
thirst. — Flat taste. — Loss of appetite. — Constipation. — Urine 
bright-red. — Anxious dreams, causing uneasiness. — The limbs 
feel bruised. — Pulse quick, small, rather hard. Ann. I. p. 27, 28. 
Aconitum, two doses. Pneumonia, last stage, after previ- 
ous allopathic treatment. 

Symptoms : Difficult breathing, rattling, and with a pecu- 
liar noise. — Face swollen, dark-red. — Pulse intermitting. — Vio- 
lent stitches dart through the chest. Ann. II. p. 224, 225. 
Aconitum VIII, one half drop, three doses. Pleuritis. 
Symptoms : Violent chilliness with intense pricking in the 
region of all the false ribs of the left side, increased by deep 
breathing and cough, with oppressed respiration. — Afterwards 
general dry heat, with great thirst. — Tongue coated with mu- 
cus. — Urine red and burning. — Skin dry and hot. — Pulse rather 
hard and very quick. — Great restlessness. Ann. II. p. 226, 
227. 

Aconitum 2, one drop, repeated every four hours. Pleu- 
ritis. 

Symptoms : Violent, continual chills. — Afterwards heat, 
with violent stitches in the chest, and short, painful cough. — 
Face bright-red ; eyes protruded and red. — Breathing short, 
accelerated, painful. — Cough, with increased stitches, and pain- 
ful concussion of the head, as if it would burst. — Expectoration 
mingled with blood. — Violent thirst. — Neither appetite nor 
stool. — Afterwards jactitation of the muscles and delirium. 
Ann. IV. p. 281. 

Aconitum VI [I, on dose. Pleuritis. 

Symptoms : Headache, as if the brain would press out. — 
Dilatation of the pupils. — Heat in the face. — Humming of the 
ears. — Dry mouth. — Bitter taste. — Aversion to food. — Tensive 
aching of the stomach.— No stool. — Flatulence in the abdomen. 
— Anguish, arresting breathing. — Short breath. — When breath- 
ing deeply, violent stitches in the left side of the chest, after- 
wards cough, with expectoration of a small quantity of saliva 
streaked with blood. — At times cold, at times warm. — Skin dry 
and hot. — Urine very red. Pulse contracted and quick. — Lit- 
tle thirst. — Anguish, as of death. Ann. IV. p. 435, 436. 



276 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

Aconitum VHP, five doses at intervals of six to eight 
hours. Violent pneumonia. 

Symptoms : Suffocative breathing. — Violent heaving of 
the chest. — Cough increases the oppression. — Expectoration 
scanty and difficult, mingled with blood. — Body glowing red. — 
Distended veins, nevertheless thrills of shuddering — Thirst 
violent.— No stool. A. h. Z. IV. p. 58. 

Aconitum V, VIII or X. Pneumonia and pleuritis. 

Symptoms : Violent, lancinating, tearing pains, mostly in 
one or the other side of the chest, at one time becoming seated 
posteriorly, thence extending in different directions, increasing 
by deep breathing, cough, sneezing, talking, moving about, 
sometimes by external pressure. — Breathing quick, short, su- 
perficial, labored, relieved by the sitting posture, and by in- 
clining forward. — Continual desire to cough, first dry and 
short, but soon after accompanied by a foamy, mucous expec- 
toration, streaked with blood, or merely bloody. — Continual 
heat, after chilliness, with dry skin. — Obtusion and pain of 
the head ; throbbing headache. — Face red, hot, bloated, or else 
circumscribed red spots on both cheeks, — Eyes red. — Violent 
thirst. — Tongue coated with white mucus, or dry, brownish. — 
Delaying stool. — Urine scanty, dark, hot. — Pulse accelerated, 
full, hard. — Great restlessness, anguish, despondency, fear of 
death. A. h. Z. V. p. 19. 

Arnica II, one dose. Inflammation of the lungs, preceded 
by encephalitis. 

Symptoms : Head rather dull and heavy. — Violent stitches 
in the side ; fullness of the left chest. — Short, labored breath- 
ing ; oppression. — Painful, short, dry cough ; scanty, difficult, 
blood-streaked expectoration. — Face bloated and red ; eyes 
shining. — Great heat, with much thirst. — Tongue dry. — Aver- 
sion to food. — Abdomen sensitive and distended. — Urine red- 
dish-yellow. — No stool. — Skin somewhat red, dry. — Pulse 
quick, full, rather hard. — Apprehensive for his life. Arch. 
VII. 1, p. 73, 74. 

Arnica II, one drop. Rheumatic inflammation of the 
chest. 

Symptoms : Difficult breathing and dry cough. — Stitches 
in the front part of the right half of the chest ; scanty expec- 
toration streaked with blood. — Anxious restlessness ; trembling 
sensation, as if all the vessels in the body were pulsating vio- 
lently. — Much heat. — Little sleep, frequent tossing from side to 
side. — Tearing headache, especially in the temples and fore- 
head. — Much thirst. — Little appetite. — White, dry tongue. — No 
stool. Ann. IV. p. 170. 



PNEUMONIA.— PLEURITIS. 277 

Arnica Il°o°° 5 Acon. and Bryo. having done but little 
good. Inflammation of the chest. 

Symptoms : At the commencement of the disease, violent, 
lancinating and tearing pains in all the limbs. — Face alter- 
nately paJe and red. — Tongue coated dirty yellow. — When 
breathing deeply, violent, sharp stitches in the right side, after- 
wards cough. — Expectorates thick, white mucus.— Right side 
of the chest feels bruised on the outside. — Continual heat and 
sweat ; desire for water. — Pulse almost normal, little irritated. 
Pr. C. II. p. 173. 

Arnica, two doses. Inflammation of the chest. 

Symptoms : Lancinating pain when breathing deeply, 
coughing or moving about, in the upper part of the right half 
of the chest, towards the axilla. — Cough, with difficult, slimy 
expectoration. — Breathing labored, short, difficult, hindering 
speech. — Raging pain in the forehead and giddiness, with obscu- 
ration of sight, — Little appetite, bitter taste, white tongue. — 
Very weak and emaciated. — Pulse full, moderately frequent. 
J. II. p. 54. 

Arsenic, and Spir. nitr. dulc. cured rheumatic pleu- 
ritis passing into the nervous stage. Arsenic covered the fol- 
lowing 

Symptoms : Excessive weakness. — Short breath, especially 
when getting in and out of bed. — Stitches in the side. — An- 
guish. — Rumbling in the abdomen. — Nightly diarrhoea with 
colic. — Unquenchable thirst ; dry tongue. — Hard hearing and 
rushing noise in the ears. 

Spir. nitr. dulc, two drops in one ounce of distilled 
water, to be used in twenty-four hours in teaspoonful doses, 
covered the following 

Symptoms : Staring look. — She does not hear. — Dry, brown 
lips. — Desires nothing, is scarcely conscious of the wants of na- 
ture. — Excessive weakness ; muttering delirium, while asleep. 
— Can scarcely be made conscious of herself, is rather insensi- 
ble. A.h.Z. IV. p. 266. 

Bellad. X 10 , one dose. Pneumonia. 

Symptoms : Chilliness, soon after stitches in the left side 
of the chest, with continual heat. — Much cough, with bloody 
expectoration, and short, labored breathing. — Want of appe- 
tite. — Urine red-yellow. — Food tastes bitter. Ann. IV. p. 208. 

Bellad. X 000 , giving Acon. eight hours previous. Pneu- 
monia in a boy of ten years. 

Symptoms : III humored, and weeping mood. — Desires 
cold drinks. — Face sunken, eyes deep ; face hot and quite pale, 
tongue coated white. — Skin hot and d y. — The child screams, 
when being touched ; inclines to fall over from weakness. — 



278 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

Pulse very frequent. — Sleeplessness. — Continual, violent cough, 
the child weeping and manifesting pain. — Utters frequent and 
sudden cries, and bends the head backwards. — Screams, when 
taking deep breath while yawning. — Breathing short, quick, 
rather rattling. The remaining cough and the inclination to 
costiveness yielded to Nux. Ann. IV. p. 212, 213. 

Bellad. X oco , in one ounce of water, first every two, then 
every four to six hours, one teaspoon ful at a dose. Preceded 
by Acon. Typhoid pneumonia. 

Symptoms : Face red as blood, glowing. — Skin dry, sting- 
ing hot. — Pulse quick, small, irritated. — Cough frequent, fa- 
tiguing, with stitches in the right half of the chest, below the 
clavicle, with expectoration of a quantity of mucus and blood. 
■ — Hard stool. — Urine scanty, dark-red. — Headache, delirium, 
violent thirst, white tongue. — Afterwards continual sopor, or 
does not come to her senses when waking, is delirious, and, 
in her delirium, talks about all sorts of things. Pr. Com. II. 
p. 171. 

Bellad. was found most serviceable in a case of typhoid 
pneumonia, preceded by Acon. and Ars. 

Symptoms : Lancinating pain in a small place in the right 
half of the chest near the sternum, increased by deep breath- 
ing. — Oppression of the whole chest. — Little, short, dry cough. 
— No appetite, much thirst, bitter taste, tongue coated white. — 
Thin stool. — Frequent redness and heat in the face. — Skin 
hot. — Great weakness and bruised feeling all over. — Little 
sleep, tossing about and slight delirium. — Frequency of inspi- 
rations and pulse. — Afterwards constant delirium, wants to get 
out of the bed. — Red face, shining eves, staring look. J. d. h. 
H. II. p. 97. 

Bellad., one dose, preceded by Acon. Inflammation of 
the chest. 

Symptoms : Violent stitches in the right half of the chest, 
increased a good deal by even slight motion, deep breathing or 
cough. — Short, dry cough ; inability to lie on the right side. — 
Vertigo when raising the head, heaviness of the head and 
headache. — Bleeding at the nose. — No appetite. — Violent 
thirst. — No stool. — Constant delirium in the night, only at in- 
tervals by day. — Difficulty of moving the right arm, and pain 
in the right shoulder. — Face alternately pale and red. — Skin 
hot, sometimes sweat. — Pulse very frequent. /. d. h. H. III. 
p. 79. 

Bryonia IV, one drop, one dose. Inflammation of the 
thoracic organs. 

Symptoms : Involuntary arrest of breathing, or takes but 
short, small inspirations. — Excessive oppression of the anterior 



PNEUM0NIA.-PLEUR1TIS. 279 

surface and right side of the chest, as if it were oppressed by a 
heavy burden. — No sleep, little pain and anguish. — Face bloat- 
ed and brown-red. — Breathing is anxious, labored, quick and 
short, with the mouth open. — Pulse rather hard, small, inter- 
mittent. — Palpitation of the heart. — Obtusion and heaviness of 
the head, with roaring of the ears. — Urine burning and red as 
fire. — No stool. — Skin hot and dry. — Lips dry ; tongue rough 
and dark. — Great thirst. Arch. I. 2, p. 47. 

Bryonia V, afterwards two doses of Rhus V. Typhoid 
pneumonia. 

Symptoms : Sudden ill feeling, followed by excessive 
chills, with subsequent warmth and slight sweat. — Nausea and 
vomiting of a small quantity of tenacious mucus. — All the 
limbs ache, and the body feels paralyzed. — Afterwards con- 
tinual yawning with nausea. — Followed by burning heat, with 
violent stitches in the right side of the chest when breathing 
or touching the parts. — Quick, painful, oppressed breathing, 
with great oppression of the chest. — Much thirst! — Headache, 
as if the brain were dashed to pieces. — Violent tearing in the 
lower limbs. — Sleeplessness. — Constant, unnatural sopor, with 
frequent starting and slight delirium. — Unintelligible mutter- 
ing from time to time, when waking. — Strange fancies. — Pulse 
very small, intermittent. — Moving the fingers, as if grasping at 
flocks. — Trembling of the dirty-brown, dry, parched tongue. — 
Excessive weakness. — Involuntary passage of the faeces. — 
Finally painful, dry, violent cough. Arch. I. 3, p. 165, etc. 

Bryonia I, one drop. Inflammatory rheumatism of the 
chest. 

Symptoms: Shaking chills at night. — Violent, spasmodic 
twitchings of the left arm. — Pain in the left shoulder-joint, as 
if it were sprained. — Lancinating headache, worse at intervals. 
— Violent stitches in the left side of the chest, with tormenting, 
dry cough. — Pulse frequent, rather hard. — Perspiration not 
general and alternating with dry heat. — Cough, accompanied 
by expectoration of some mucus streaked with blood. Arch, 
II. 2, p. 72, etc. 

Bryonia V, one drop, Aconite having been employed 
previously without success. Inflammatory condition of the 
chest. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness, tormenting thirst ; violent 
headache, considerable oppressive anguish. — At every inspira- 
tion deep stitches in the right side. — Face hot, eyes red. — Mouth 
and lips dry. — Tongue first coated yellow, afterwards becom- 
ing black in the centre. — The teeth are covered with a coating 
of brown mucus. — Cough dry, or some expectoration mixed 



280 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

with streaks of blood. — All the limbs feel bruised. — Inclination 
to sleep, without being able to sleep. — Speech painful, slight 
rattling in the chest. — Nightly delirium. — Profuse sweat. Arch. 
III. 1, 78, etc. 

Bryonia VI, one drop, one dose. Inflammatory condition 
of the chest. 

Symptoms : Violent chills, afterwards burning heat with 
thirst and sweat and oppression of the chest. — Violent stitches 
below the left scapula reaching forward to the heart, increased 
by breathing and cough. — Breathing short, quick and anxious. 
■ — Burning sensation in the pit of the stomach, causing an- 
guish. — Violent, continual cough, with yellowish expectora- 
tion. — Headache, as if the head were being driven asunder. — 
Heat, with little thirst, in the afternoon ; violent thirst in the 
rest of the time.— Want of appetite. — Costiveness. — Red urine. 
— Sleeplessness, or restless sleep full of dreams. Arch. III. 2, 
p. 100, etc. 

Bryonia- VI. Inflammation of the chest, having lasted al- 
ready eight days. 

Symptoms : Stitches in the middle of the chest, making 
inspiration difficult ; can only lie on the back. — Violent heat 
and burning in the chest, with anguish and oppression. — 
Cough with some mucous expectoration. — Intense pain be- 
tween both shoulders. — Face bright- red, violent headache, 
much thirst. — Cold sweat about the head. —Pain in the abdo- 
men. — Tearing pain in the limbs. — Sore throat with hoarse- 
ness and difficult deglutition. — Hard stool every two or three 
days. — Eyes dim, painful. — Feels very weak. — A rest of the 
disease, swelling of the feet, with tearing, pressure at the sto- 
mach after a meal, etc. Yielded to Nux. Arch. V. 1, p. 
80, etc. 

Bryonia X, one dose. Pleuritis. 

Symptoms : When moving, or when turning about, or when 
taking a deep breath, fiery stitches dart from the left through 
the right side of the chest, with violent cough and bi >ody ex- 
pectoration. — Great heat, thirst, full, strong pulse. — Red urine. 
Arch. V. 1, p. 94. 

Bryonia VI, one dose. Inflammatory affection of the 
chest. 

Symptoms : Vertigo. — Headache, when stooping, as if the 
brain would fall out. — Burning in the eyes. — Humming in the 
ears. — Flat taste with tongue coated yellow. — Loss of appe- 
tite. — Pressure at the stomach. — Constipation. — Grunting in 
the ablomen, with emission of flatulence — Frequent emis- 
sion of urine. — Impeded respiration. — Dry cough, with violent 



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stitches darting from the right side towards the last rib. — Al- 
ternately cold and hot. — Skin dry. — Thirst moderate. — Pulse 
quick, but not full. — Sleep restless, with dreams full of dispute. 
— Oat of humor, and inclining to be angry. Arch. V. 3, p. 20. 
Bryonia X, one drop, twenty-one doses. Typhoid inflam- 
mation of the chest. 

Symptoms : Skin viscid and moist; face sunken. — Eyes 
faint and dim. — Pulse weak and accelerated. — Breathing short 
and oppressed. — Head dreary, painful and heavy. — Stitches 
in the right side of the chest, increased by deep breathing ; 
worse when raising one's self and moving about. — -Restless 
night ; continual delirium. — Great inclination to sleep ; seems 
to be constantly in a state of sopor. — Cough with expectora- 
tion of a dirty-reddish mucus. — Thirst not very great. — Appe- 
tite wanting. — No stool. — Tongue coated yellowish. — Taste 
flat. — The remaining slight stitches during deep breathing 
yielded to Arnica II. Arch. VI. 2, p. 63, etc. 

Bryonia X, preceded by Acon, Inflammation of the chest. 

Symptoms : Violent stitches in the chest, can only lie upon 
his back. — Talking and breathing excite pain with short 
cough, and bloody expectoration — -Lancinating pains through 
the whole head. — Vertigo when raising the head. — The pain is 
increased by motion. — Face bright-red and hot. — Eyes shining. 
— Tongue dry and coated white. — Much thirst. — Vomiting of 
yellow, bitter-tasting substances. — Bitter taste. — Pressure in the 
region of the stomach. — No stool. — Pulse hard and frequent. 
Arch. VIII. 2, p. 62. 

Bryonia X, one dose, preceded by Acon. Sort of typhoid 
inflammation of the chest. 

Symptoms : Labored, quick, short breathing ; he can only 
breathe in the sitting posture, and inclining towards the right 
side. — Short, dry and barking cough ; mucous expectoration 
mixed with blood. — Violent stitches and burning in the lower 
part of the right half of the chest, increased by motion, talking, 
coughing and external pressure. — Heaviness and obtusion of 
the head. — Frequent delirium. — Anguish and oppression of the 
chest. — Sleeplessness, or moaning and starting. — Great thirst. 
— No appetite, no stool. — Urine bright-red. — Eyes sunken and 
faint. — Skin hot, dry, chapped and brown. — Painless distention 
of the abdomen. — Quick, hard, unequal pulse. — Great weak- 
ness. — Anxious moaning ; hopelessness. — Afterwards sopor, 
occasionally. Arch. XI. 1, p. 130, 131. 

Bryonia VIII, preceded by Acon. Inflammation of the 
chest. 

Symptoms : Lancinating headache. — Humming in the ears. 



282 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

— Distended, red face ; eyes red. — Severe pricking pains in the 
chest ; is only able to lie on his back. — Violent thirst. — Tongue 
coated white, the tip being red and dry, and the middle moist. 
— Stool suppressed. — Urine very red. — Pulse frequent, hard and 
wiry. Arch. XIII. 3, p. 126. 

Bryonia V, half a drop. Inflammatory affection of the 
chest. 

Sympto?ns : Pricking in the throat when touching it. — Feel- 
ing of dryness in the palate. — Flat taste. — The appetite passes 
oft as soon as beginning to eat. — Tensive pain in the re- 
gion of the liver. — Stool difficult, intermittent. — Urine scanty, 
red. — Dry cough, excited by a constant tingling in the throat, 
and causing shocks through the head. — Breathing short, and 
almost made impossible on account of stitches in the chest, 
obliging one to sit up ; motion and turning increase the pain. — 
At night, agitation in the blood, sleeplessness and oppressive 
anguish in the chest. — Violent thirst with heat, without any 
sweat. — Very irritable and out of humor. Ann. I. p. 20. 

Bryonia VI, after Acon., one dose. Pneumonia. 

Symptoms : At the commencement violent chills. — Aching, 
with a sensation as of dull stitching, in both lungs • can only 
lie on the back, and breathing is labored. — Frequent, short 
cough, with continual desire to cough, and expulsion of a mass 
of foamy blood. — Considerable dyspnoea, with great anguish 
in the chest, which does not permit one to lie still. — Face dark- 
blue, bloated. — Violent headache ; violent throbbing of the ca- 
rotids. — Dry lips and mouth ; continual panting for drink. — 
Blood-taste in the mouth ; constipation. — Urine burning and 
red. — Dry, burning heat — Pulse slow, suppressed and small. — 
Drawing pains in all the limbs. Ann. I. p. 21. 

Bryonia V, one drop, one dose. Pleuritis. 

Symptoms : Frequent, full, but not hard pulse. — Violent 
lancinating pain in the left side of the chest, at every inspira- 
tion, and when coughing. — Continual dry cough. — Headache 
made worse by the coughing fits. — Constipation, want of ap- 
petite. — Tongue moist, little coated. — Thirst moderate. — Skin 
hot, but moist. — Sleeplessness. — Anxious on account of her dis- 
ease, and out of humor. Ann. I. p. 24. 

Bryonia V, afterwards Aconite. Pleuritis. 

Symptoms : Violent stitches in the right side, under the 
true ribs, increased by coughing and deep breathing.- — Alternate 
chilliness and heat ; pulse full and accelerated. — Tongue dry, 
with much thirst. — No stool. — Great weariness. — Humming 
and roaring in the ears. — The remaining cough yielded to Nux 
and Puls. Ann. I. p. 216. 

Bryonia V, one dose, lastly Nux. Pleuritis. 



PNEUM0NIA.-PLEUR1TIS. 283 

Symptoms : Violent chills, with delirium, tossing from side 
to side, and nausea. — Stitches in the side when taking deep 
breath, coughing or sneezing. — Chilliness when uncovering 
her. — Pulse slow, small.- — Head aches a good deal. — Violent 
thirst. Ann. I. p. 217, 218. 

Bryonia X°°, one dose ; preceded by Acon. Inflamma- 
tion of the chest. 

Symptoms : Stitches in the side of the chest and shoulders, 
with much thirst and redness of the face, with heat. — Stitches 
in the region of the liver during an inspiration ; the liver is 
painful when touched. — Violent cough, with severe pressure 
under the false ribs. — Expectoration of white mucus, with 
blood. — Cough and stitches become worse when lying down. 
— Aching in the forehead. — Is unable to sleep, has to sit in the 
bed. — Skin hot, and covered with sweat. Jinn. I. p. 218, 219. 

Bryonia X, two doses. Inflammation of the chest. 

Symptoms : Face red. — Breathing difficult, almost impos- 
sible, and short ; every inspiration being accompanied with 
a stitch in the right side, extending into the shoulder. — Vio- 
lent cough, with increase of pain in the chest, and concussive 
stitches in the head. — Expectoration difficult and streaked with 
blood, — Pain in the abdomen. — No stool, much thirst. — Cough 
at the slightest motion. — Giddiness when rising. — Delirium, 
sopor. — Exhausted and out of humor. — Ann. I. p. 222. 

Bryonia : Pneumonia. 

Symptoms : Excessive stitches in both sides of the chest. — 
Frequent irritation inducing cough, with expectoration of 
mucus, streaked with blood. — Difficult respiration. — Urine 
scanty, fiery-red. — Burning, dry heat. — Desire for sour things. 
— Pulse full, hard, slow, intermittent. — Face bloated, blue-red. 
— Frequently interrupted sopor, with delirium. Ann. II. p. 26. 

Bryonia X, two doses. Inflammatory affection of the 
chest. 

Symptoms : Countenance red, hot ; skin hot, dry.— Shi- 
ning eyes, redness of the white. — Pain, as if bruised, in the 
back and between the shoulders. — Tongue coated yellow-brown. 
— No appetite. — Violent thirst. — Flat taste in the mouth. — Cos- 
tiveness. — Red urine. — Violent cough, with stitches in the right 
side of the chest, extending to the clavicle and the axilla. — 
The breath is jerked out, short, oppressed moaning. — Continual 
moaning. — No sleep. — Delirium. — Pulse frequent, hard, small. 
Ann. II. p. 228. 

Bryonia X 0000 , one dose. Inflammation of the chest. 

Symptoms: Nausea; distention of the abdomen. — Stitches 
in the pit of the stomach, increased by cough ; soreness in that 



284 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

part. — Dry, hoarse cough, especially when lying down. — Alter- 
nate chilliness and heat, then sweat, afternoon and evening. — 
Burning and stitches in the small of the back and back. Ann. 
II. p. 230. 

Bryonia X°°, Acon. and Bell, having been given without 
success. Pleuritis. 

Symptoms : Lancinating headache on the top of the head. 
— Want of appetite. — Tongue dry, dirty white. — Stitches in 
the left side under the false ribs, coming on with a jerk, inde- 
pendent of breathing, in the direction of the pit of the stomach. 
— Small pimples in the precordial region, with burning-sting- 
ing pain. — Feeling of internal heat, interrupted by shiverings. 
— Sleep disturbed by pleuritic stitches. — Pulse hard, sluggish. 
— The symptoms are worse towards evening. — Anxious and 
apprehensive. Ami. II. p. 231. 

Bryonia X°°, one dose. Fever, with affection of the 
chest. 

Symptoms : Headache, a feeling of stupidity. — Heat and 
thirst. — Stitches in the right side of the chest and small of the 
back. — No appetite. — Taste bitter. — Tongue white. — Vertigo 
when raising the head. — No stool. — Breathing short ; increased 
stitches when taking an inspiration. — Urine yellow, with cloudy 
sediment. Ann. III. p. 51. 

Bryonia X°°, preceded by Acon. Pleuritis. 

Symptoms : Dry cough, day and night. — Yiolent head- 
ache. — Stitches in the right side of the chest, with oppression 
of the chest. — Chilliness without thirst, in the evening ; at 
night, heat with thirst. — No appetite ; aversion to all food. — 
Bitterness of mouth. — No stool. — Face red. — Desponding. Ann. 
IV. p. 185. 

Bryonia X 00000 . Inflammatory condition of the chest of 
a baby. 

Symptoms : Almost continual feverish heat. — Rattling and 
wheezing in the chest. — Scraping cough. — Cannot take breath. 
— Refuses to take the breast — Sleeplessness ; emaciation, 
wretched appearance. Ann. IV. p. 204. 

Bryonia X 000 , preceded by Aconite. Inflammation of 
the lungs and liver. 

Symptoms : Glowing hot cheeks. — Yellow complexion. — 
Yellowness of the white of the eyes; eyes shining. — Skin dry 
and hot. — Giddiness while standing or walking. — Aching pain 
in the forehead. — Rushing sensation in the ears. — Tongue dry, 
coated dirty-brown. — No appetite ; violent thirst. — Qualmish 
feeling, with pressure in the abdomen. — Costiveness and slug- 
gish stool. — Dry, and short hacking cough. — Stitches in the 



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right side of the chest, during motion and when coughing. — 
Swelling of the region of the liver, painful to the touch. — Is 
unable to lie on the affected side without oppressing the chest. 
■ — Painful weariness in the lower limbs, especially the knees. 
— -Tearing pain in the small of the back. — Sleeplessness and 
tossing about. — Violent heat mingled with thrills of shudder- 
ing. Ann. IV. p. 211. 

Cannabis 2, preceded by Acon. Inflammatory affection 
of the chest. 

Symptoms : Face red. — Pulse hard, frequent. — Alternate 
chilliness and heat.— Stool hard and sluggish. — Breathing 
short, oppressed.— Violent cough. — Stitches at every inspi- 
ration deep in the right side of the chest. — Bloody expectora- 
tion. — Restless sleep, with delirium and loud moaning. Ann. 
I. p. 219, 220. 

Cannabis - l \-, preceded by Acon. Inflammation of the 
chest. 

tSymptotns : Vertigo even unto falling. — Cloudiness of the 
head. — Humming about the forehead, and painful pressure from 
within outwards. — -Eyes faint ; eyelids red ; the flame appears 
to be redder and enveloped in a mist.— Sensation as of dry 
coryza in the nose. — Tongue coated yellow-white. — Loamy 
taste. Feeling of dryness in the mouth. Dry lips, with brown 
scurf and chapped. — Violent thirst, no appetite.— Eructations, 
with stitches in the left side of the chest. — Occasional hiccough. 
— -Fainting, with nausea. — Stool hard. — Cough, with tenacious^ 
green expectoration and violent stitches in the left side of the 
chest. — Breathing short, small inspirations. — Stitches in the 
chest and between the scapulae, when < turning about, sitting 
up, breathing, talking. — Cramp in the arms, and stitches in the 
same, when grasping something. — Great restlessness and wea- 
riness in the lower limbs. — At night, light slumber, with toss- 
ing about and confused dreams. — Violent chilliness, with goose- 
flesh ; subsequently heat in the face and the head. Skin burn- 
ing hot, dry. Palpitation of the heart, with anxiety. Ann. I. 
p. 220, 221, 

Cannabis tooot? preceded by Aconite. Inflammatory 
condition of the chest. 

Symptoms : Lancinating headache in the left side of the 
head. Great desire for cold drink. — Tongue coated yellow. — 
Dry mouth. — Loamy taste, going off by drinking. — Frequent, 
dry cough, with stitches in the left side of the chest, also when 
taking deep breath.— Little sleep ; a number of anxious dreams. 
— -Continual, violent chilliness, alternating with heat. Red 
cheeks, hot face, hot skin. — Pulse frequent, rather hard, small. 



286 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

— The remaining pressure upon the chest and the cough 
yielded to Nux. Ann. II. p. 229, 230. 

China, two doses. Pneumonia, with incipient typhoid 
symptoms. 

Symptoms : Short, hurried inspirations, with dull stitches 
in the chest. — Has to lie with the head high, in order to be able 
to breathe. — Constant cough, with blood-streaked expectoration. 
— Burning, dry heat. — Red face. — Red urine. — Afterwards 
haemoptisis, fainting fits, involuntary movement of the lips, 
catching at flocks, subsultus tendinum. Ann. II. p. 29. 

Kali carb., preceded by Acon., is said to be a real specific 
in all pleuritic affections, both mild and violent. Arch. XVI. 
2, p. 108. 

Lycopodium, one pellet every three hours, three doses. 

Symptoms : Yiolent stitches in the chest, so that he is 
scarcely able to breathe, increased by cough. Great heat and 
thirst, Arch. XV. 2, p. 131. 

Lycopodium X 00 removed a case of pneumonia in a young 
man with phthisicky habit. A. h. Z. II. p. 123. 

Phosphorus X°°, repeated in a fortnight, followed by two 
doses of Sulphur O 000 . Neglected pneumonia. 

Symptoms : Dry throat, unquenchable thirst. Alternate 
heat and chilliness. — Constant dry and hacking cough. Con- 
tinual stitches in the right side of the chest. Want of appetite 
and sleep. — Frequent, watery stools. Ann. IV. p. 296. 

Phosphorus X 00000 5 eight doses, first eveiy two, after- 
wards every three hours, cured a case of pneumonia, which 
had passed into paralysis of the lungs. 

Symptoms : First, chilliness, afterwards heat, with stitches 
in the chest, labored breathing, and frequently painful, entirely 
dry cough. Afterwards the patient is constantly in a state of 
half-stupor, answering only when the question is repeatedly 
asked, and afterwards complaining about stitches. — Accelerated 
breathing, accompanied by loud rattling in the chest. — Cough 
rare, weak, throwing off but a small quantity of tenacious mu- 
cus. A subsequent, painless, fetid diarrhoea yielded to four 
doses of Arnica IP, one every day. Ann. IV. p. 459, 460. 
A. h. Z. II. p. 124. 

Pulsatilla V cured a case of pneumonia. 

Symptoms : Hurried, short breathing. — Frequent cough, 
first dry, short, afterwards slightly loose, with a painful expres- 
sion of countenance. Quick, small pulse. Burning skin, with 
copious sweat. Subsultus tendinum of the extremities and 
convulsions of the face. Sudden startings, while asleep, with 
subsequent cries, in children. Violent thirst, with the tongue 



PNEUMONIA.— PLEURITIS. 287 

somewhat coated and moist. In one case the stools were rather 
frequent and thin, in the other delaying. — Frequent tossing 
about. — Mild delirium. — Anxiousness and ill-humor. — Slight 
discharge of red urine, A. h. Z. III. p. 92, 93. 

Rhus is suitable in typhoid cases, where it has been gene- 
rally given after Acon. and Bryonia Arch. VII. 2, p. 40. 
IX. 1, p. 102. 

Squilla is suitable, if, after the removal of the most urgent 
symptoms by Aconite, a quantity of mucus is thrown off al- 
ready in the first stage. Arch. IX. 2, p. 142. 

SauiLLA III 00 , in a case where Acon. and Bry. did no 
good. 

Symptoms : Sensation of heaviness under the sternum, 
and stitches in the right side of the chest, low down, and some- 
what towards the back. — Short, quick, anxious breathing, is 
obliged to lie with his head high. — Afterwards dry, painful 
cough. — Face bright-red. — Urine becomes turbid when stand- 
ing. — Sleeplessness. — Pulse rather accelerated. — Some chilli- 
ness in the evening, without any subsequent heat. — Continual 
thirst. Sulph. and Calc removed the subsequent paralytic 
painfulness of the region of the hip-joint. 

Squilla, after bleeding to no purpose. Pleuritis. 

Symptoms : Stitches in the whole of the lower part of the 
chest, which make the breathing very painful. — Short, dry 
cough at every inspiration. — Frequent, rather hard pulse. — 
Burning heat. — Red face. — Great thirst. — Dark urine. — No 
stool. Ann. II. p. 29. 

Sq,uilla removed the majority of the symptoms in a so- 
called asthenic pneumonia, with great weight upon the chest ; 
bloody expectoration, rare cough, thirst and great weakness. — 
Nux removed the weight and headache. A.h.Z. III. p. 147. 

Sulphur has been frequently useful in pneumonia, espe- 
cially in cases which were not entirely acute, and of psoric 
subjects, and when the pain was pricking. — Sulphur likewise 
removed the consequences of the alloeopathic treatment of a 
case of pneumonia, with short, quick breathing, weakness, 
night-sweat. Ann. IV. p. 251, 252. 

Sulphur, (tincture,) one drop every two or three hours, 
cured a case of tuberculous pneumonia, with violent pain in 
the chest, orgasm of the blood in the chest, and real haemoptoe. 
A. h. Z. VI. p. 308. 

Sulphur X 8 every four to six days, removed the short, 
concussive cough, and the exhausting night-sweats, which re- 
mained after pneumonia. Hygea, I. 



288 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 



13. VOMICA. 

Kali carbon. X°, in eight ounces of distilled water ? 
caused a vomica to open after the first tablespoonful. Arch. 
XIV. 1, p. 5. 

14. ASTHMA. 

Aconitum YIII removed a sort of asthma miliari. 

Symptoms : Violent, continual cough at night, with danger 
of suffocation ; a hoarse, crowing sound, with constriction of 
the larynx. — Face high-colored ; pulse very frequent ; temper- 
ature raised.— Is unable to utter a distinct word. A. h. Z. II, 
p. 187. 

Ambra has been employed in asthmatic complaints with 
great success, especially in children, and in scrofulous subjects. 
H. in R. I. p. 60. 

Amm. carb. is a distinguished remedy in asthmatic com- 
plaints, especially when they are accompanied by hydrothorax. 
H. in R. I. p. 65. 

Arsenicum X 00 cured a case of asthma humidum com- 
pletely within twenty-four hours. Arch. XII. 2, p. 177. 

Arsenicum X°, in six ounces of water, one tablespoonful 
a day ; afterwards, during a relapse, three doses of Arsen. 
X 000 , at intervals of eight days. Spasm in the chest. 

Symptoms: In stormy weather, or when walking fast, 
when putting on warm and tight clothes, when exposed to 
changes from warmth to cold, or when laughing violently, he 
feels an oppression or an exhaustion of the lungs, which obliges 
him to stand still. — Violent pressure on the lungs, anxiety, 
which makes him alternately cold and warm. — The symptoms 
gradually abate, whilst a white viscid saliva is rising in the 
form of small vesicles. — Oppression and anxiety increase as 
soon as he enters a warm room. — After the attack, weakness 
and sick feeling. Arch. XV. 1, p. 103, J 04. 

Arsenicum X, one drop, removed the most threatening 
symptoms. 

Symptoms : Sits in his arm-chair, apprehending suffoca- 
tion. — Panting breathing, with open mouth, the chest heaving 
violently, and a sweat of anguish making its appearance. — 
Shortness of breath, cough, and exhausting sweats had already 
existed previously. Ann. III. p. 29, 39. 

Arsenic, one dose. Complicated asthma. 

Symptoms : Weak memory, with dullness. — Frequent 
headache, with heaviness and pressure in the head ; pressure 



ASTHMA. 289 

on the forehead and the right temple. — Eye red, with pressure, 
pain and drawing in the same. — Dim-sightedness, as through 
a gauze. — Nighlly pain in the teeth and cheeks, throbbing, deep 
in the bone, extending into the ear and temple. — Teeth feel 
elongated. — Accumulation of mucus in the mouth ; collection 
of water in the mouth, with nausea. — No appetite, although she 
relishes her food. — Continual cough, with tenacious mucus in 
the chest, and asthma after lying down. — When coughing, 
stitches dart through the head, and water runs out at the 
mouth. — Asthma ; he feels as if the chest had too little air, with 
pain and pressure at the pit of the stomach, as if that part were 
too tight. — He loses his breath at every motion ; he is attacked 
with anguish and lassitude, his chest feels contracted. — Sleep- 
lessness, weakness, and tendency to fall over from weakness. — 
All his limbs feel sore. — Anxious, desponding. Ann. III. p. 
426, 427. 

Arsenicum X 00000 , one dose. Chronic asthma. 

Symptoms : Has suffered for a long time past with flatu- 
lent colic and abdominal spasms, with profuse sweat. — Asth- 
ma ; dry cough ; great anxiousness ; contractive feeling of the 
chest and trachea. — The symptoms occur every three weeks 
at latest, and generally at night ; is unable to remain in her 
bed, but has to remain out of her bed and to sit up. — The 
symptoms abate when cough with mucous expectoration sets 
in ; they reappear after chagrin and bodily exertion. Pr. Com. 
II. p. 188. 

Arsenicum X°°, relieved a case of spasmodic asthma, 
which set in every night with a real anguish of death and cold 
sweat, and had lasted already two years. A. h. Z. I. p. 127. 

Arsenicum X°, removed a spasm of the chest, which had 
lasted eight years, and which was brought on by exposure to 
the damp air of a cellar. 

Symptoms: Wheezing expiration, in the evening when 
going to bed. — Compressive sensation in the chest and throat, 
obliging one to stoop and to sit up, with anguish and sweat all 
over the body, from three to four hours after midnight. — After- 
wards light slumber, frequently interrupted by burning or sore 
pain in the chest. A. h. Z. IV. p. 12. 

Arsenicum X 000 , six doses, one every fourth day, procured 
great relief in complicated asthma. 

Symptoms : Has to spend the night sitting in an arm-chair, 
owing to oppressed breathing.— He is out of breath when 
going up stairs or making an extra effort. — Urine scanty and 
generally reddish. — Frequent swelling of the feet, the chest 
then feeling relieved.- Frequent accumulation of mucus in the 



290 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

throat, with roughness and hoarseness. — Dry cough. — Loss of 
appetite. — Rheumatic and hemorrhoidal complaints, and pro- 
fuse sweats. — For the latter symptoms Carb. veg. and Nux 
were afterwards given with success. Hygea, I. 14, 15. 

Belladonna is useful in certain asthmatic conditions, 
especially for females w r ith generally irritable constitutions, in- 
clining to spasms, or with organic defects. Arch. XL 2, p. 59, 

Belladonna X, the dose being repeated wiienever an ag- 
gravation set in, cured a case of asthma thymicum. 

Symptoms : The boy falls down, taking a deep inspiration, 
and remains for a time without consciousness, all the muscles 
becoming relaxed. — Evacuation of urine and faeces; finally 
clenching of the fingers and convulsions. Pr. Com. II. p. 10. 

Belladonna, one dose. Asthma and cough. 

Symptoms : Several fits of cough, with nightly catarrh and 
stitches in the sternum. — Cough after a meal, with mucous ex- 
pectoration, resembling saliva. — Oppression of breathing, he 
imagines he will suffocate. — Pain in the small of the back. — 
Pain in the hypochondria. — Tension in the chest, w r ith pain 
and distention of the abdomen. — Hypochondriac mood, with 
tendency to start. Ann. I. p. 288. 

Belladonna. Complicated asthma in the case of an old 
man. 

Symptoms : Vertigo, with cloudiness of the head. — Feel- 
ing of coldness in the head, with pressure on the forehead. — 
Loss of appetite and thirst. — Empty retching ; unsuccessful 
eructations. — Constipation. — Frequent desire to urinate ; urine 
clear and yellow. — Dry cough day and night. — Oppression of 
the chest, with difficult breathing. — Is unable to lie down 
owing to asthma ; stitches under the sternum. — Tremor and 
weariness of die limbs, when leaving the bed. — Small, slow 
pulse.— Sleeplessness. — Increase of heat at night. — Dissatisfied, 
anxious, and inclining to fall from weakness. Ann. I. p. 292. 

Bryonia 10, in a fortnight Nux 20, and so on, using these 
two remedies in alternation every fortnight. Chronic, compli- 
cated asthma. 

Symptoms : Is only able to sleep two or three hours, and is 
then roused from sleep by want of breath ; is attacked with 
pricking pain in the abdomen, and has to go to stool ; this gives 
him relief, and he falls asleep again. — The fits occur twice in 
the night, during which he is only able to lie on his back and 
sometimes on his left side. He feels most comfortable when 
sitting up ; walking makes the pain worse. — Towards morning, 
when smoking, he has another attack, characterized by short- 
ness of breath, but no anguish, and at most a stretching sensa- 



ASTHMA. 291 

tion through the chest. — The eyes are weaker than usual. — 
The hands are rather cold than warm. — Tightness of the chest, 
with sensation in the middle of the sternum, as of a pressure 
transversely across. — Cold air causes a contractive sensation 
in the chest. — Periodical cough, even unto vomiting, and with 
titillation in the throat ; the expectoration being at first foamy, 
afterwards thicker and more tenacious, rarely yellowish, mostly 
looking like varnish, and accompanied with relief. — Pain in the 
hypochondria during the coughing fit, which is fatiguing. — The 
asthma is increased by talking, and by motion. — Sometimes, in 
the evening when in bed, pulsations in the temple, and slight 
palpitation of the heart with anguish. — Weak stomach, with 
eructations tasting of the ingesta, long after the meal, and dis- 
tention of the abdomen, more violent after eating but little, but 
less after a copious meal. — Pressure of the clothes causes 
oppression, uncomfortableness and chilliness. — Inclination to 
diarrhoea ; at times he passes small, hard pieces followed by 
papescent stools. — At night, he occasionally feels a tearing sen- 
sation in the abdomen, ceasing after an evacuation. The urine 
comes off with an interrupted stream, wine-colored, and some- 
times turbid. — In the summer season the lower limbs feel 
paralyzed. — Temperament choleric, violent and irritable. — 
Pulse eighty to eighty-five. — Face more pale than red. Arch. 
VII. 1, p. 46, etc. 

Cannabis X°°, several doses, removed a case of periodical 
asthma, the patient being obliged to lean over the seat of an 
open window, lest he should suffocate. Arch. XIII. 1, p. 90. 

Chamomilla is suitable for asthmatic complaints originat- 
ing in incarceration of flatulence, and is likewise suitable to 
children who have become affected with asthma and suffoca- 
tive fits in consequence of colds. Likewise in cases of sudden 
distention of the infra-costal region and the pit of the stomach, 
occurring in children during windy weather, the parts being so 
hard that it is impossible to press into them, with restlessness, 
screaming, anxious shortness of breath, and drawing up of the 
limbs. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 86. 

Colchicum has frequently rendered eminent service in 
spasm of the chest. H. in R. I. p. 254. 

Cuprum X, one dose; and afterwards Merc. sol. — -|- - gr- 
being given on account of orgasm of the circulatory system and 
a marked disposition to spasms at the appearance of the menses. 
Spasms of the chest. 

Symptoms : Attacks of one-half to one hour, after fright, 
chagrin, and previous to the appearance of the menses, some- 
times several fits a day ; has to lie down in great haste, is 



292 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

attacked with hiccough, her chest feels contracted, she is nei- 
ther able to talk, nor to breathe ; she breathes very fast, frequently 
panting, almost no heaving of the chest, the abdominal muscles 
convulsively stretched, the face high-colored, and covered with 
hot sweat. — Sometimes violent convulsive movements of the 
limbs, and muscles of the trunk and face. — Continual asthma, 
especially when walking fast or when ascending a height, with 
a desire to take deep breath. — The menses which had been 
scanty, were now more profuse, preceded by great orgasm of 
the blood. — Palpitation of the heart, pressure in the head. — 
Anxious, shy, inclining to start. Arch. III. 1, p. 104, etc. 

Cuprum V. Spasmodic asthma of children, after taking 
cold. 

Symptoms : Dyspnoe, continually short, superficial, hurried 
breathing, with short spasmodic cough, and audible rattling of 
mucus in the chest. — When attempting to take a deep inspiration, 
the cough immediately changes to a coughing fit with wheezing 
breathing — The oppression is increased by coughing, laughing, 
bending the upper part of the body backwards, walking fast, 
etc. — Titillation in the larynx. — The pit of the stomach is pain- 
ful when touched. — The spasm of the chest increases in the 
evening after lying down. — During the labored, wheezing 
breathing the boy sits stooping, expels continually a white 
mucus by coughing, which soon dissolves into a watery fluid, 
with beat and sweat over the whole body, and painfulness of 
the abdomen. — The attack is followed by a spasmodic cough 
resembling whooping-cough, with feeling of emptiness and 
weakness in the pit of the stomach. A. h. Z.Y.ip. 89. 

Dulcamara is one of the more important remedies to be 
used in asthma pituitosum. A. h. Z. I. p. 127. 

Ferrum helped in nightly asthma, in the case of an old 
man, brought on by erethism of the vascular system, and con- 
gestion of blood to the chest. The symptoms became worse 
when the back lay deep and when he covered himself ever so 
little ; they were relieved by the upper part of the body lying 
elevated, and by uncovering the chest. A. h. Z. V. p. 164. 

Ipec. 1, in a case of nettle-rash, removed the sudden danger 
of suffocation, want of breath, nausea with cold sweat on the 
forehead, anguish, fear of death, general heat alternating with 
coldness and palor. The eruption yielded to Dulcam. VIII. 
Arch. IV. 1, p. 115. 

Ipec. I 0000 cured a case of simulated asthma miliari ; Ars. 
X 000 was given to prevent relapses. 

Symptoms : Sudden waking at night, with frequent, dry, 
short cough with catarrhal sound. — A peculiar pressing and 



ASTHMA. 293 

pushing of the inspired air against the larynx, as if a foreign 
body were lodged in it, or as if the larynx were spasmodically 
constricted, the air being expelled with a croaking sound. — The 
inspirations are easy ; the breathing is sometimes intermittent. 
— The symptoms accompanying expiration sometimes cease for 
five or ten minutes ; at the end of this period the danger of suf- 
focation returns. — Cold sweat. — Cold, sunken countenance ; 
expression of anguish. — Noisy flatulence in the abdomen. — 
Frequent desire to urinate, with emission of a small quantity of 
pale urine. — Pulse small quick. — Constant tossing about. Ann, 
II. p. 306. 

Ipec. III 000 . Kind of suffocative cough in a child. 
Symptoms : Utters distressing cries, and is continually tor- 
mented with a short and hacking cough. — Expulsion of grass- 
green substances by the rectum, while the body is constantly 
curved. — Sometimes rattling in the chest. — Alternate heat and 
redness of the face, or coldness and paleness of the same. — 
Bloatedness of the face, tinged blue. Ann. III. p. 293. 

Ipec. I, one drop every evening, for four weeks in succession, 
cured a nightly spasmodic asthma. A. h. Z. VI. p. 100. 

Lachesis X° removed asthmatic sufferings in a man of 
sixty years. 

Symptoms : He wakes up after midnight, the chest feels 
contracted ; the breathing is slow, difficult, wheezing ; he is 
obliged to get out of his bed and to sit stooping. Arch. XV. 2, 
p. 139. 

Nux v. V, repeated in a few weeks, and then again in a 
few months. Complicated asthma with abdominal sufferings. 
Symptoms : Shortness of breath ; when walking and when 
performing a bodily exertion, the chest feels constricted, and 
there is want of breath. — Suffocative asthma in the evening 
when lying down ; has to sleep while sitting on a chair ; the 
suffocative fits get worse after midnight, has to lean with her 
hands on the table ; his chest feels violently constricted, with 
an aching, tensive pain in the chest. The breathing is slow, 
with shrill sounds. Frequently a dry, fatiguing cough, with 
painful shocks in the head and abdomen. — Excessive anguish 
and a feeling of pain through the whole body. Want of appe- 
tite; aversion to bread and meat. — Sudden repletion. — Mouth 
viscid, dry, slimy, not much thirst. — Flat, sometimes putrid 
taste. — Accumulation of saliva in the mouth and inclination to 
vomit ; in the morning, rising of air after every meal. — Heart- 
burn, and sour, acrid eructations. — Distention of the abdomen 
after eating, with aching pain in the pit of the stomach, an- 
guish and oppression. — Sensation as if the clothes were too 



294 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

tight. — Frequent incarceration of flatulence. — Stitching-aching 
pain in the region of the liver, especially when touching the 
parts, during motion or a deep inspiration. — Stool rare, hard, 
black, frequently mixed with mucus and blood ; sometimes al- 
ternating with looseness, expulsion of small quantities of mu- 
cous stool, accompanied with tenesmus. — Frequent emission 
of a small quantity of urine clear as water. — Giddiness and 
obtusion of the head, especially in the morning, when stoop- 
ing, walking, in the open air, and when meditating, with 
aching in the forehead. — Alternate dry and fluent coryza ; 
accompanied with gloominess and obtusion of the head.- — Great 
faintness ; dread of the open air, it causes headache and chilli- 
ness. — Frequent starting when asleep. — Anxious dreams. — 
Cold feet ; bloated, livid countenance. — Out of humor, vehe- 
ment, sensitive to offence ; anxious, desponding. — Not disposed 
to mental labor ; it fatigues one. — Least well in the morning. 
Arch. I. p. 68, etc. 

Nux v. is most frequently indicated in the asthma of hys- 
teric and hypochondriac subjects ; likewise in that kind of spasm 
of the chest, which is relieved by turning to the opposite side, 
or on the back, by sitting up in bed, or rising or lying down ; 
also in that spasm which is excited by anxious dreams during 
the night ; or in that other kind, which comes on with a sen- 
sation as if the clothes were too tight ; and lastly in the spasm 
which is a consensual affection of spasm of the stomach. H. 
pr. Erf. I. p. 95, etc. 

Phosphorus X, two drops of Puls. and Nux having al- 
ready produced an improvement. Complicated asthma. 

Symptoms : Phthisicky habit. — Asthma when moving about, 
or when carrying a burthen. — Frequent and sudden feeling of 
fullness in the chest. — Continual soreness of the corners of the 
nose and mouth. — Frequent, nightly diarrhoea. — A number of 
small, red, itching pimples on both shoulders, burning when 
scratched. — Short, dull, dry and hacking cough, occasionally ac- 
companied with an expectoration which is at times sweetish, at 
times saltish ; big clots, which are sometimes mixed with brown- 
yellow granules. — Piercing stitches in different parts of the cav- 
ity of the chest. — Wheezing inspirations in the evening, when 
sleeping. — Continual chilliness, frequently with goose-skin. — 
Faint, without strength, out of humor. — Now patient, now ill-hu- 
mored. — No disposition to do any thing. Ann. I. p. 116, 117. 

Phosphorus 10 cured a dry asthma which returned every 
ten to twelve days. Ann. I. p. 126. 

Pulsat. Y. Complicated asthma with cessation of the 
menses. 

Symptoms : Cough with little expectoration ; accompanied 



ASTHMA. 295 

by retching and vomiting of a slight quantity of mucus, which 
is quite bitter in the end, mostly towards morning. — Cough and 
vomiting are accompanied with violent palpitation of the heart. 
— Periodical asthma, want of breath after coughing, or when- 
ever the air by the door or window comes in contact with her. 
— Burning heat in the face, with burning of the eyes, with 
thrills of chilliness and moderate thirst. — Throbbing and dis- 
tensive headache in the forehead. — Anxious trembling of the 
limbs. — Want of appetite. — Putrid taste, bitter in the morning, 
after a meal. — Emaciation. — Great weakness. — Sad mood. — 
Arch. V. 1, p. 76. 

Puls. IV, one dose. Sort of spasm of the chest. 

Symptoms : Oppression of the chest, as if she could not 
inspire a sufficient quantity of air, increased by motion, walk- 
ing in the open air and ascending a height ; aggravated after 
a meal, especially after supper. — Cannot remain lying in the 
bed, because he then feels as if the throat would become con- 
stricted, has to sit erect. — After having fallen asleep he is rous- 
ed from sleep by a fit of suffocative anguish. — Accompanied 
with short cough, expelling a quantity of mucus after a few fits. 
— Scanty menses, during which the spasm of the chest be- 
comes more violent ; preceded by spasmodic pains in the abdo- 
men and small of the back. — Thirst when the affection of the 
chest is violent. — Pale countenance. — Yielding, mild temper. 
Arch. VI. 3, p. 88, etc. 

Puls. IV°°. Asthma after suppression of rash, in a child 
of eight weeks. 

Symptoms : Breathing short and superficial. — Short, pant- 
ing cough, frequently interrupted by arrest of breathing. — The 
chest is affected when in the recumbent posture, worst at night. 
— The outer parts of the chest are hotter than usual. — Eyes 
faint, half open, insensible to irritation ; countenance pale. — 
Declines taking the breast. — Frequent, empty retching.— Stool 
rare and dry. — Sleeplessness owing to the cough. Ann. I. p. 
289. 

Pulsat. IV. Complicated spasms of the chest, from ces- 
sation of the menses after a cold. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness. — Feeling of painful pres- 
sure, extending from the stomach to the chest, it arrests the 
breathing. — Inclination to vomit, and vomiting. — Costiveness. 
— Spasms in the abdomen and chest, with continual asthma and 
suffocative feeling. — Lastly, anguish of death, palpitation of 
the heart, increasing asthma, with coldness of forehead and 
hands. Arch. VIII. 2, p. 78. 

Sambucus O, one drop. Sort of asthma miliari. 



296 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

Symptoms : Face somewhat bloated, bluish, the forearms 
as far as the elbow present a similar appearance. — Is hot to the 
touch, especially the palms of the hand. — Dry heat over the 
whole body. — The face is somewhat covered with sweat. — 
Trembles over the whole body, from suffocative anguish. — 
Breathing hurried, occasionally wheezing and croaking. — Rat- 
tling in the chest ; is unable to utter a loud word, and, when 
questioned, points to the middle of the chest. — Restless, strikes 
about with his hands. — Sort of slumber, the eyes being dim and 
half-opened ; the mouth is likewise half open. — Sleepy with- 
out being able to sleep. — Pulse irregular, small, intermitting. — 
The rest of the disease, obtusion of the head, pain in the fore- 
head and eyes, with sensitiveness to the light, hardness of hear- 
ing, hoarseness, expectoration of purulent matter, thirst, weep- 
ing mood, shyness, yielded to Bell. X. Arch. Y. 3, p. 35, 
etc. 

S pong i a IY, one drop. Complicated asthma. 

Symptoms : Heaviness and fullness of the head, with ver- 
tigo. — Alternate redness and paleness of the face. — Small glan- 
dular swellings about the neck, with tensive pain during mo- 
tion and when pressing upon them. — The thyroid gland is 
very much swollen and painful. — Frequent burning and dry- 
ness in the throat. — Suppression of the menses ; violent pains 
in the abdomen and small of the back, in the place of the men- 
ses. — Dry cough, occasionally. — Asthma ; the breathing is con- 
tinually oppressed ; the air becomes incarcerated in the goitre ; 
the breathing is rattling and panting. — She loses her breath af- 
ter every motion, she becomes faint, the blood rises to the chest 
and head ; her face feels hot and she is attacked with anguish, 
as if she were about to faint. — Walking and going up stairs 
are very troublesome to her. — Out of humor and anxious ; 
apprehensive of suffocation. — The treatment was concluded 
with Calc, after which the tightness and pressure in the throat 
disappeared, and the menses came on. Ann. III. p. 424, etc. 

Stramonium has been found remedial in spasms of the 
muscles of the chest, accompanied with single muscular twitch- 
ings elsewhere. H. in R. I. p. 291. 

Sulphur 2, one dose. Asthma and otorrhcea, after scarlet- 
fever. 

Symptoms : Suffocative fits, lasting a quarter of an hour, 
especially at night, with loss of consciousness, and immobility 
of the whole body. — The attack is preceded by single, weak 
fits of cough. — The fits terminated when raising the body. — 
There is sometimes a violent itching in the right meatus audi- 
torius ; afterwards discharge of yellowish, fetid, purulent mat- 



HEMORRHAGE FROM THE LUNGS. 297 

ter. — The hearing of the right ear is rather hard. Ann. I. p. 
290, 291. 

Sulphur 100, one drop, cured a periodical spasm of the 
chest, with wheezing, and. pain in the sternum, blueness of the 
face, speechlessness and short inspirations. — Slight relapses 
yielded to Sepia X. Ann. IV. p. 254. 

Zincum is a distinguished remedy in convulsive asthma ; 
also when the patients become more asthmatic after they have 
ceased to hawk up mucus for a time, and the symptoms dimin- 
ish when the mucus becomes loose again and. is hawked up. 
A. h. Z. V. p. 51. 



15. HEMOPTYSIS, HEMORRHAGE FROM THE LUNGS. 

Acidum sulph. is one of the remedies which may be used 
against chronic haemoptoe ; Sepia is another. A. h. Z. I. p. 53. 

Aconitum VHP. Haemoptoe of a pregnant female. 

Symptoms : Face red. — Haemoptoe, without pain in the 
chest, preceded by nightly anguish. — Continual moaning and 
lamenting. — She is more easy when lying down. — Little sleep. 
— No appetite, little thirst. — Frequent nausea ; tendency to 
start. Ann. I. p. 286. 

Arnica II ; preceded by Acon. V. Spitting of blood 
brought on by violent bodily abuse. 

Arnica II, preceded by Aconite V. Haemoptysis after 
violent physical abuses. 

Symptoms : Headache when walking, as if every thing in 
the body were rising, and would issue from forehead and occi- 
put. — Beating and contractive sensation in the pit of the stom- 
ach, with burning ; after which lumps of coagulated and 
blackish blood are raised, without cough, imperceptibly. — The 
pit of the stomach is sensitive to the touch ; she has violent 
stitches towards the heart, and faints. — Appetite scanty ; stool 
hard and intermittent. — Pale complexion ; weakness. The 
costiveness yielded to Nux IV. Ami. I. p. 115, 116. 

Arnica 11°, two doses. Haemoptysis without any precur- 
sory symptoms. 

Symptoms : Clear, foamy blood, mixed with coagulated 
lumps and mucus, is thrown up without much effort. — Con- 
stant tingling in the upper part of the right lung, inducing 
vomiturition. — Periodically increasing heat and orgasm of the 
blood in the chest, sometimes accompanied with palpitation of 
the heart and simultaneous increase of the bloody expectora- 
tion. — Pulse small, contracted, slow. — Countenance pale ; 
u 



298 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

hands and feet cold. — Occasional inclination to swoon. Ann. 

I. p. 286, 287. 

Arnica YI 000 , dissolved in six table-spoonfuls of water, 
one tablespoonful every two hours, removed violent cough with 
oppression of the chest, palpitation of the heart and frequent 
expectoration of red, foamy blood. A. h. Z. IV. p. 308. Aco- 
nite was given before the Arnica. 

Arnica has been found a suitable intermediate remedy in 
the treatment of incipient pulmonary phthisis with phthisicky 
disposition, when haemoptoe was induced by slight bodily 
exertions, or exertions only of the arms, hands, by stooping, 
lifting something, etc. A. h. Z. V. p. 23. 

Belladonna is likewise a good intermediate remedy in 
haemoptysis with great exhaustion and continual titillation in 
the larynx, inducing cough, especially when the following 
symptoms are present : great shortness of breathing, with con- 
tinual short cough, disturbing rest ; anxiety, uneasiness ; strong 
and quick beating of the heart, even slight indications of 
spasm of the chest ; burning heat, great thirst ; symptoms of 
congestion to the head. Arch. XI. 2. p. 52 and 56. 

Crocus helped in a violent case of haemoptoe. A. h. Z. 

II. p. 75. 

Digitalis helped in two cases of haemoptysis after 
echauffement, without any particular sensation in the chest, 
Arch. XII, 2, p. 31. 

Drosera removed haemoptoe, after the vomiting of blood 
(haematemesis) had been relieved by I pec. Ann. III. p. 418. 

Kali carb. is a principal remedy in haemoptoe. Arch. 
XIV, 2, p. 108. 

Ledum, preceded by Aconite, cured a case of violent 
haemoptoe. 

Symptoms : Oppressed, quick breathing. — Constriction of 
the chest, increased by motion or talking. — Violent, hollow- 
sounding cough, with painful concussion of chest and head 
and expectoration of a quantity of blood, which is generally 
bright-red. — Furious, beating head-ache. — Countenance bloat- 
ed, now red, now pale. — Considerable din before the ears, and 
hard hearing.— Titillation in the larynx. — Sore pain under the 
sternum. — Constipation. — Feeling of repletion in the epigas- 
trium. — Oedema of the legs and feet. — Troublesome drawing 
in the limbs, when in a state of rest. — Feeling of great heat in 
the whole body, with alternate moderate sweat. — Quick, full 
pulse. — General exhaustion and discouragement. Arch. XII. 
3, p. 145. A. h. Z. I. p. 162. 



PHTHISIS. 299 

Lycopodium X°, removed for a long time a bloody cough 
with phthisicky symptoms. Arch. X. 1, p. 78. 

Millefolium I, one drop. Haemoptysis without the cause 
being known. 

Symptoms : Rising of warm blood in the throat, every eve- 
ning, coming out at the mouth, followed by cough, with an 
additional expectoration of bright-red blood. — Great weakness 
in the limbs. — China II relieved the remaining weakness. 
Ann. I. p. 114. 

Millefolium afforded speedy help in a case of copious 
expectoration of blood, continual oppression of the chest, and 
violent palpitation. A. h. Z. V. p. 248. 

Pulsatilla removed a morning cough, with greenish and 
bloody expectoration, oppressed breathing, a quantity of mucus 
in the mouth and throat, and scanty menstruation ; finally 
gave Stannum. Ann. II. p. 54. 

Pulsatilla, repeated doses, relieved a case of hsemoptoe 
of three months' standing, subsequent to cessation of the 
menses. 

Symptoms : Dark, coagulated blood, especially in the 
night. — Incessant cough in the night. — Asthma.-— Stitches in 
the left side of the chest. — Continual coldness of the feet. A. 
h. Z. V. p. 310. 

Rhus V. Chronic hsemoptoe. 

Symptoms : Cough, accompanied with a warm and qualm- 
ish feeling rising from the chest into the throat, and sometimes 
with expectoration of a pint of bright-red blood. — Accompanied 
with a painful feeling in the lower part of the chest, above the 
pit of the stomach. — The cough is succeeded by a weak feel- 
ing about the heart, as if it were trembling, and anxious op- 
pression of the chest.— Want of appetite. — Violent pressure in 
the pit of the stomach after eating. — Inclines to chilliness. — 
Hard, intermittent stool. — China removed the remaining 
weakness. Arch. II, 2, p. 112. 

16. PHTHISIS. 

Arnica is useful in incipient pulmonary phthisis, especially 
when brought on by cold after previous echauffement. H. hi 
R. I. p. 110. 

Belladonna removed scrofulous pulmonary phthisis in a 
child of four years, with incessant nightly cough, raling, and 
vanishing of strength. Arch. IV. 2, p. 84. 

Belladonna, one dose, sometimes affords relief, when, 
after sudden suppression of external glandular affections, a 



300 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

similar morbid condition affects the lungs, resembling pulmo- 
nary phthisis. Arch. XI. 2, p. 81. 

Calcarea has been found useful in the case of females 
with phthisicky disposition, especially when the menses were 
profuse and too early, and when profuse leucorrhoea set in 
between the periods. Arch. XII. 3, p. 143. 

Calcarea X oq , one dose. Sort of tuberculous consump- 
tion. 

Symptoms : Vertigo when going up stairs. — Dizziness and 
trembling before breakfast. — Throbbing in the middle of the 
brain. — The nose is stopped up with yellow, fetid pus. — Swell- 
ing of the tonsils, with sensation as if the inner throat were 
too narrow when swallowing. — Aversion to the usual smoking 
of tobacco. — Weak stomach and weak digestion. — Stool every 
four to five days, but without any difficulty. — Urine scanty and 
blood-red. — Titillation in the throat, inducing a short and hack- 
ing cough during the day ; in the evening and night the cough 
is so violent and dry, that it causes throbbing of the arteries 
and palpitation of the heart, sometimes accompanied by vom- 
iting. — Difficult breathing, with stitches in the chest during a 
deep inspiration. — Anxiety about the heart. — Swelling of the 
cervical glands. — Pain in the small of the back. — Great and 
continual chilliness, with much thirst. — Want of strength. — 
Drowsiness in day-time, and weariness. — Exhausting sweat on 
the chest, only in the night. — Excessive nervousness and anx- 
iety, with despair on account of the illness. Ann. I. p. 343, 344, 

Calc. X, lastly Lycop. 

Symptoms : The head feels too full, there is a throbbing 
in the head as if every thing would get out. — Frequent swelling 
of the gums. — Pain in hollow teeth. — Little appetite ; constant 
thirst. — Hard, sluggish stool, every three or four days. — Menses 
weak, too early. — Frequent coryza. — Violent cough, especially 
in the morning, worse after every cold. — Expectoration of a 
quantity of yellow, purulent matter, with rattling in the chest 
— Frequent attacks of lancinating pain in the leftside. — Weak 
and faint. Pr. Corn. I. p. 96, 97. 

Calcarea VIII, cured a case of violent cough with expec- 
toration of lumps of purulent matter, great weakness, and pro- 
fuse night-sweats. Pr. Com. I. p. 98. 

Calcarea X 00 , two doses, afterwards X°. 

Symptoms : Frequent aching on the left side of the head. 
—Bitter taste ; the food has a natural taste. — No appetite, much 
thirst, sluggish stool. — Menses every three weeks, preceded by 
profuse, exhausting leucorrhoea. — Violent cough, worse in the 
evening and night, excited by much mucus in the trachea. — 



PHTHISIS. 301 

Constant audible rattling in the bronchi. — Expectoration of a 
quantity of greenish, suspicious, fetid mucus, especially in the 
morning. — Stitching in the right side of the chest, above the 
region of the liver, when coughing and during a deep inspira- 
tion. — Chilliness towards evening, with red cheeks. — Weak ; 
profuse night sweats. Pr. Com. I. p. 109, 110. 

Calc. X 00000 , rendered important services in a case of 
stonecutter's phthisis ; the copious expectoration of greenish- 
yellow purulent matter was considerably diminished, and 
looked more like a white, foamy mucus. Silicea, which was 
given afterwards, did still more. Hygea, I. p. 61, 62. 

Carbo veg. X, in repeated doses, has been useful in several 
cases of phthisis with vomica. 

Symptoms : Fatiguing cough, now dry and spasmodic, 
now accompanied with expectoration of large masses of thick, 
yellow-green, purulent mucus, sometimes thin, yellow matter. 
— Breathing short, oppressed, hurried, especially after motion 
and fits of cough. — Burning, dull aching pains, sometimes 
dartings through the chest, especially under the scapulae. — 
Hectic fever towards evening, with great general heat, and 
burning hands and feet. — Yiolent thirst, disappearance of the 
appetite. — Emaciation, especially in the face, which looks pale, 
wretched, and expressive of suffering. — Sleeplessness. — Night 
and morning-sweats. — General weakness and faintness. 

In another case : 

Exhausting cough for three months past, with continual 
pains in the chest, has to cough a long while before he succeeds 
in throwing something off. — Expectoration of lumps of thick, 
greenish, fetid, purulent mucus, especially copious in the morn- 
ing. — No appetite, aversion to meat and salt. — Occasional 
vomiting in the morning. — Oppressed breathing when walking. 
Emaciation ; vanishing of strength, night-sweats. A. h. Z. 
V. p. 85. 

China removed a sort of pulmonary phthisis, originating 
in frequent hemorrhages, with continual cough and purulent 
expectoration. Ann. II. p. 130. 

Dulcamara removed symptoms of pulmonary phthisis, 
brought on by frequent colds. 

Symptoms : Continual cough ; expectoration of matter 
tinged with bright-red blood. — The chest is painful internally 
and externally.— Fever, with evening exacerbations. — Circum- 
scribed redness of the cheeks, and paleness of the rest of the face. 
— Violent thirst. — Sweats. — Emaciation and loss of strength. — 
The region of the stomach is tense and painful to the touch. — 
Distention of the abdomen from flatulence, emitted upwards 



302 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

and downwards with difficulty and pain. — Pain in the loins. — 
Painful varices. — Constipation. Bryonia removed the re- 
maining constipation, pain in the loins, distention of the sto- 
mach, and eructations. Ann. II. p. 130. 

Ferrum acet. II, one grain. A kind of phthisis florida, 
consequent upon neglected pneumonia. 

Symptoms : Emaciation, colliquative sweats. — Livid com- 
plexion, with circumscribed redness of the cheeks. — Sunken 
countenance, eyes turbid, without lustre. — Pale lips ; tongue 
pale and rather shrivelled. — The fauces are sore and covered 
with ulcers. — Yoice rough, hoarse, scarcely audible. — Op- 
pressed breathing, the chest being scarcely moved, and the 
nostrils very much distended at every expiration. — Tensive 
lancinating pain in the chest, extending unto the scapulae. — 
Titillation in the upper part of the larynx, with continual de- 
sire to cough, and expectoration of a quantity of greenish pus 
streaked with blood, and having a fetid, disgusting taste. — Ex- 
cessive faintness. — Stitching pains in the limbs here and there, 
— Colliquative diarrhoea, excoriating the anus. — Chilliness over 
the back, especially in the evening, with cold extremities and 
hot palms of the hands. — Want of appetite. — Thirst and sleep- 
lessness. The cure was completed by a dose of Pulsat. IV, 
given ten days later. Arch. V. 3, p. 28, etc. 

Hep. sulph., tincture, is said to be very efficacious in sup- 
puration of the lungs, with copious and suspicious expectora- 
tion. The alternation of Hepar with Merc. II, has been found 
very useful. A. h. Z. VI. p. 115. 

Hyosciamus IV, and lastly China. Incipient pulmonary 
consumption. 

Symptoms : Countenance pale and thin. — Pain and heat 
in the head, after a meal, with faintness. — Weakness of the 
body, especially of the chest ; he feels exhausted after a long 
talking. — Frequent tussiculation, with greenish expectoration, 
— Want of appetite. — Weak and small pulse. — Anxiety and 
restlessness. Ann. I. p. 345. 

Kali carb. did most in a child of eight years, affected 
with complicated whooping-cough and incipient phthisis, 
Arch. X. 1. p. 72. 

Kali carb., several doses, was the chief remedy in curing 
a case of mucous phthisis. 

Symptoms : Frequent tearing pains in the left half of the 
head, preceded by vertigo, nausea and inclination to vomit. — 
Violent cough with expectoration of yellow mucus, most fre- 
quent in the morning. — Sore pain and occasional stitches in the, 
chest. — Sore pain under the short ribs, on the right side, when 



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touching the parts, and when taking a deep inspiration. — Short- 
ness of breathing. — Drawing pains under the short ribs, on the 
left side, when lying upon the right side. — Frequent chills. — 
Tearing pains in the legs, feet and knees, increased when at rest. 
— Restless sleep after midnight. Acon., Puls. and Stann. had 
been given previously with some relief. I. d. h. H. II. p. 30. 

Lachesis, several doses. Sort of phthisis, succeeding an 
inflammatory affection of the chest which had been treated 
with repeated venesections. 

Symptoms : Short, superficial, hacking, fatiguing cough, 
sometimes very nearly inducing vomiting. — Difficult, scanty 
expectoration, sometimes of thin, tenacious mucus, sometimes 
of thick, roundish little clots. — Coughs only in daytime, more 
after walking in the open air and talking, or in damp weather. 
— The cough originates in a tickling in the precordial region, 
with ulcerative pain under the ribs and in the trachea. — Short- 
ness of breath, especially after working with the arms. — Stiff- 
ness and weakness in the knees after rising from a seat. — Nausea 
and loss of appetite in the forenoon. Arch. XV. 1, p. 56, etc. 

Laurocerasus helped in a kind of florid phthisis pulmo- 
nalis, with incessant cough, and copious, gelatinous expecto- 
ration mixed with small granules of blood. Ann. II. p. 129. 
A. h. Z. I. 162. 

Ledum V, two doses with, intermediate doses of Chamom. 
and Opium, cured a case of suppuration of the lungs brought 
on by neglected pneumonia, with copious, fetid, greenish ex- 
pectoration, fatiguing cough, stitches on the right side of the 
chest in the region of the liver and considerable emaciation. 
Arch. VII. 1, p. 101. 

Lycopodium IV°, one dose. Incipient phthisis pulmonalis 
after inflammatory affection of the chest treated alloeopathi- 
cally. 

Symptoms : Is not able to talk except with a weak and 
low tone of voice, nor is he able to breathe deeply. — Violent 
cough day and night, with profuse suspicious expectoration. — 
Hectic fever with viscid night-sweats. Arch. VII. 2, p. 36, etc. 

Lycopodium VI, smelling, in phthisis florida, succeeding 
a typhoid inflammatory affection of the chest which had been 
cured by Rhus. 

Symptoms : Rattling breathing, suspicious expectoration, 
viscid night-sweats. Arch. VII. 2, p. 40. 

Lycopodium X. Incipient phthisis pulmonalis succeeding 
a typhoid inflammation of the chest, which had been removed 
by means of Acon., Hyos. and Rhus. 

Symptoms : Suspicious congh with profuse purulent ex- 



304 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

peetoration. — Burning heat in the palms of the hands. Cir- 
cumscribed redness of the cheeks denoting danger. Arch. VIII. 
I, p. 8, etc. 

Lycopodium X° removed for a long time heemoptoe accom- 
panied with symptoms of phthisis. Arch. X. 1, p. 78. 

Lycopodium 28 oooc removed a case of phthisis pituitosa, 
accompanied with an affection of the tibia, for which Arnica 
was given, and lastly Silicia after Lycopodium. Arch. XII. 
1, p. 91. 

Merc sol., -^ grain, cured incipient tuberculous phthisis. 
Arch. III. 1, p. 74. 

Nitrum affords great relief in those frequently excessive 
lancinating pains in the chest, accompanied with anguish and 
oppression and occurring so frequently in affections of the chest, 
and especially tuberculous phthisis. Pr. Com. I. p. 113, 126. 
A. h. Z IV. p. 240. 

Phosphorus. Phthisis pulmonalis in the case of a young 
man with phthisicky habit. 

Symptoms : Throat rough, hoarse and dry. — Sensation as 
of subcutaneous ulceration of the chest. — Concussive cough 
with tremor of the limbs. — Oppressive sensation in the chest. — 
Yellow, purulent, saltish expectoration, especially morning and 
evening. — Trembling sensation of the eyes. — Is almost unable 
to utter a single word without being interrupted by a short, tor- 
menting, hacking cough. — Constant chilliness, most violent to- 
wards evening, when it is interrupted by flushes of heat. — At 
times stitches and tearings through the chest, at times ferment- 
ing and hammering sensation in the same ; at times sensation 
as if the whole of the thoracic cavity were sore and oppressed. 
Profuse night-sweats, and restless tossing about. Ann. I. p. 340. 
In several other cases of phthisis Phosphorus has exhibited 
remarkable curative powers. 

Psoricum I has been found useful in a case of phthisis pul- 
mon. purul. A. h. Z. V. p. 107. 

Psoricum, several doses, has prevented the passage of tuber- 
cles into the suppurative stage. 

Symptoms : Dull pressure over the whole chest, from the 
right side, increased by inclining forward. — Cough generally 
dry, with expectoration of small clots. — Talking is very fa- 
tiguing. — Voice full, not hoarse. — Chest narrow ; shoulders 
standing out in front. — In other cases Sulph. and Psorin have 
been given in alternation, generally X, but sometimes the un- 
diluted tincture of Sulph. and Psor. II, both in drop-doses at 
intervals of four, five, six, eight to ten days. Hygea, II. p. 356. 

Sambuci cort. int. soaked in brandy, cured a case, where 



PHTHISIS. 305 

a female had become quite emaciated by colliquative sweats. 
Arch. XII. 2, p. 154. 

Samb. cort. int. I, several doses, cured a case of tuber- 
culous phthisis. Arch. XIV. 1. p. 7. 

Samb. cort. int. O, one drop, one dose a day at the com- 
mencement of the treatment, afterwards every other day. 

Symptoms : Constant cough, with profuse saltish expecto- 
ration and pain in the chest. — Excessive asthma. (Edematous 
swelling of the feet extending beyond the knees. — Strikingly 
circumscribed redness of the cheeks. — Emaciation. The cure 
was completed by using an infusion of He der a terrest. 
Arch. XIV. 3, p. 134. 

Samb. cort. int. O, one drop every three, afterwards 
every four days. 

Symptoms : Aching pain in the chest. — Cough, day and 
night, with expectoration of copious mucus of a repugnant, 
sweetish taste. — Pale, sallow complexion. — Great emaciation. 
— Quick, small pulse. Burning palms of the hands. — A good 
deal of thirst in the afternoon. — Profuse night sweats. — Tongue 
rather coated — No appetite. Three other cases were cured by 
6, 8 to 12 doses. This remedy had no effect in cases where 
the cough was dry and the expectoration difficult. Pr. Com. 
II. p. 165. A. h. Z. III. p. 7. 

Sepia X 4 , afterwards X 6 , every other day, cured pituitous 
phthisis with vomica, in the case of a lying-in female. A. h. Z. 
VI. p. 319. 

Silicea X 000 has been found very useful in the phthisis of 
stonecutters, when given after Calc. 

Symptoms : Trembling motion of the chest, concussive 
cough, generally excited by titillation in the throat, especially 
troublesome in the night, and accompanied with purulent 
expectoration, weakness of the joints, stiffness and faintness of 
the extremities. Hygea, I. p. 61. 

Silicea X 000 , every forty-eight hours, four doses in succes- 
sion, cured a case of phthisis with violent cough and copious 
expectoration of green, purulent matter, emaciation, weakness, 
and violent fever in the forenoon. The latter had been pre- 
viously relieved by repeated doses of Cinchona, one every 
twenty-four hours. A. h. Z. I. p. 165. 

Stannum II, four doses, one every eight days. Pituitous 
phthisis. 

Symptoms : Cough, day and night, with copious expecto- 
ration of mucus. — Great emaciation. — Quick and small pulse. 
— Burning heat in the palms of the hands, especially in the 
afternoon.— Copious sweats in the morning. — Tongue quite 



306 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

red. — Excessive weakness, is scarcely able to leave her bed. — 
Violent diarrhoea. — The remaining spasmodic contraction of 
the pharynx, with difficult deglutition and pressure in the 
epigastric region, yielded to Bellad. Arch. II. 2, p. 86. 

Stannum II, one dose. A kind of pituitous phthisis. 

Symptoms : Violent, fatiguing cough, worst in the night 
and morning, excited by titillation in the larynx, speedily 
extending over the whole chest and brought on by laughing, 
talking, singing, and stimulating things. — Sore pain and fre- 
quent stitches in the chest when coughing ; when the cough 
is very tight, clear water is worked up the throat. — Expecto- 
ration now difficult, now easy, very copious, sometimes thick, 
tenacious, frequently yellow-green, saltish-sweet, floating upon 
the water. — Hoarseness ; talking fatigues him. — Constant 
roughness of the trachea and tenacious mucus in the larynx. 
— Feeling of weakness in the chest. — Want of appetite. — Great 
weakness ; the least motion excites flushes of heat and sweat. 
— Restless sleep, full of anxious dreams. — Waking after mid- 
night, with sweat, violent cough and painful nervousness. — Fre- 
quent desire to urinate, with scanty emission. — Nightly pollu- 
tions with lascivious dreams. — Fever every evening ; chilliness 
over the back with heat of the palms of the hands, and flushes 
of heat over the whole body, with dryness of the mouth and 
moderate thirst. — Pulse small, frequent, irritated. — Night and 
morning-sweat, having a musty smell — Emaciated, pale, with 
sunken countenance. — Anxiety, disposition to weep, hopeless- 
ness. — Stimulation of the mental faculties ; his feelings and 
thoughts are unusually vivid, keen and lucid. The remaining 
throbbing and aching pain in the chest and veiled hoarseness 
yielded to Bellad. Arch. III. 1, p. 95, etc. 

Stannum II, one drop, two doses. Sort of pituitous phthisis. 

Symptoms : Violent deep cough in day-time, and still more 
in the night, with expectoration of a quantity of mucus ; 
followed by weakness in the chest, as if its contents had be- 
come exhausted. — Great tension across the chest; breath is 
wanting during motion. — He has to sit up in the night ; rat- 
tling in the chest. — No appetite ; frequent night-sweats. — Ema- 
ciation ; great weakness. Ann. I. p. 149. 

Stannum I, £ gr. Sort of suppurative pulmonary phthisis. 

Symptoms : The teeth feel lose and elongated. — (Quantity 
of mucus in the throat. — Roughness in the throat with titilla- 
tion and cough. — Scraping sensation in the throat morning and 
evening. — Cough with greenish, sweetish expectoration; accom- 
panied with hoarseness. — In the evening constriction of the 
chest witli anguish. — Asthma, during slight motion. — Stool 



PHTHISIS. 307 

greenish and scanty. — Violent burning of hands and feet. — 
Weariness in the whole body, faint and drowsy. — Profuse 
sweat every morning ; great emaciation. — No disposition to 
talk ; indifferent to all things ; discouraged. Ann. I. p. 150. 
Arch. IV. 1, p. 159. 

Stannum IV, two doses, with Arsenic X, as an interme- 
diate remedy on account of oppression of the chest. 

Symptoms : Cough, with discharge of large clots of a yel- 
lowish, fetid matter, having a disgusting taste. — Great emacia- 
tion. — Is scarcely able to walk across the floor on account of 
want of air and suffocative oppression. Ann. II. p. 334. 

Stannum II, one dose. A kind of pituitous phthisis. 

Symptoms: Sourish eructations, with roughness of the 
oesophagus. — Nausea and inclination to vomit. — Pressure in 
the stomach. — Continual irritation to cough, as if caused by 
excessive mucus. — Sensation of creeping and slight rattling in 
the chest ; pressure as of a load.— Asthma ; she is short of 
breath when moving about, she has to open her clothes. — Sen- 
sation of soreness in the chest, commencing in the throat. — 
Soreness over the pit of the stomach, worse during an inspira- 
tion. — Mucus in the trachea, thrown off by slight cough. — 
Weakness, especially in the thighs and knee-joints. Ann. IV. 
p. 334. 

Stannum II, four doses. A sort of phthisis subsequent to 
influenza. 

Symptoms : Violent, fatiguing cough, especially in the 
morning ; frequent inclination to short and hacking cough in 
daytime. — Cough is excited by lying on the right side. — Cough 
generally ends with retching and vomiting of food. — The ex- 
pectoration is whitish, sometimes yellow, clotty. — Want of 
breath, especially when ascending an elevation ; has to inter- 
rupt himself frequently, when talking, for want of breath. — 
Palpitation of the heart when the emotions are excited — Little 
appetite. — Weak, emaciated. — Profuse, exhausting night- 
sweats. Afterwards, when the general health had improved, 
but a greenish expectoration with strangulation and abdominal 
pains after the cough remained, two doses of Phosphorus VIII 
were given to complete the treatment. Pr. Com. I. p. 106. 

Stannum II, two doses. Incipient phthisis after catarrh. 

Symptoms: Violent cough, especially towards morning, 
first dry, afterwards with expectoration, but difficult. — Irrita- 
tion above the pit of the stomach, under the sternum, inducing 
cough. — Titillation with cough is immediately excited by lying 
upon the right side. — Soreness in the chest when coughing", op- 
pression when taking deep breath. — Difficult expectoration, 



308 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

having a repulsive sweetish taste ; generally consisting of 
white mucus, sometimes yellow and clotty. — Excessive weak- 
ness, is unable to digest. — Frequent feverish heat with thirst, 
day and night. Pr. Com. I. p. 111. 

Stannum VI, three doses. Fully developed phthisis. 

Symptoms : Pale and emaciated. — Breathing short and 
hurried. — Frequent cough, at times dry, at times with copious, 
green-yellow, sweetish expectoration, especially morning and 
evening. — Stitching headache, especially in the forehead, gen- 
erally after the coughing fits. — Great appetite, followed by op- 
pression of the stomach ; little stool. — Heaviness and coldness 
in hands and feet, with some swelling. — Flushes of heat and 
thirst in the evening. Pr. Com. I. p. 119, 120. 

Stannum I, £ grain, in twelve days II°°. Suppurative, 
pulmonary consumption. 

Symptoms : Violent cough with greenish expectoration, 
having a putrid, sweetish, repulsive taste, most copious in the 
evening. — Continued slight attacks of fever. — Cold hands and 
feet. — Hoarseness. — Short breathing. — Rattling of mucus. — 
Rough throat. — Complete exhaustion and emaciation. — Night- 
sweat ; stool and appetite regular. — A violent dry cough which 
set in afterwards, yielded to Amm. carb. Pr. Com. 11. p. 205. 

Stannum I, \ grain, lastly Kali carb. X°°; 

Symptoms : Cough, with putrid, sweetish expectoration. — 
Hoarseness. — Sore feeling in the bronchial tubes, exciting cough 
— Frequent canine hunger. — After eating ever so little, the 
patient complained of oppression of the stomach and disten- 
tion. — Swelling of the legs. Pr. Com. II. p. 206. 

Sulphur afforded relief in a case of florid phthisis of a 
lying-in female, with violent cough, especially in the night, and 
copious yellow-green expectoration, smelling like rotten eggs. 
Arch. XI. 2, p. 111. 

Sulphur O, one drop, helped in removing symptoms of 
phthisis, Lycop. completing the cure. 

Symptoms : Great weakness ; trembling of the limbs when 
making the least effort. — Oppression of the chest. — Continual 
cough, with expectoration of a quantity of thick mucus. — Great 
emaciation. — Frequent night-sweats. — Canine hunger, occa- 
sionally. — Face pale, yellowish skin. — Voice feeble. Ann. IV. 
p. 82, 83. 

Sulphur effects an improvement even when phthisis is 
already far advanced, and excites a delusive hope of final re- 
covery. It acts best in the stage of the precursory symptom s, 
in persons of a phthisicky habit. Ann. IV. p. 252. 

Sulphur, in a case of incipient phthisis. 



ABSCESSES OF THE MAMMAE. 309 

Symptoms : Pressure and tension in the chest and region 
of the stomach for eight years past. — Sensation of tightness in 
the chest ; is frequently obliged to dra w back the shoulders in 
order to get breath. — Has spit blood frequently. — Expectora- 
tion saltish, purulent, sometimes streaked with blood. — Short- 
ness of breathing when making an exertion. — Restless sleep, 
dry heat hindering sleep. — A good deal of thirst in the night. 
Hygea, II. p. 355, 357, 358. 

17. ABSCESSES OF THE MAMMAE. 

Acidum nitri was extremely useful in the case of a 
female whose two breasts had been removed on account of 
scirrhus. A. h. Z. I. p. 161. 

Silicea X. Abscess in the case of a young girl, resulting 
from violent phlegmon, which came on without any ostensible 
cause. 

Symptoms : Pale, livid, emaciated ; no appetite. — Hectic 
fever and very short breath. — Continual, generally dry cough, 
— The affected breast was hard and tumefied, but pale. — To- 
wards the axilla the breast exhibits an opening with callous 
edges, pouring forth a thin, watery, fetid pus, and forming a 
fistula extending as far as the sternum, the lower half of which 
is painful and swollen. — Paralytic pain of the right arm. Arch. 
VIII. 2, p. 25. 

Phosphorus X. Abscess during lactation. 

Symptoms : Breast swollen and inflamed ; several openings 
with callous edges suppurating, some parts of the breast re- 
maining hard. — Suspicious cough, generally dry, and fre- 
quently accompanied with an expectoration of blood. — Op- 
pressed breathing. — Circumscribed redness of the cheeks. — No 
appetite. — Chilliness in the evening, with subsequent heat, es- 
pecially in the palms of the hands. — Yiscid night-sweats. 
Arch. VIII. 1, p. 28. 

Phosphorus X°°. Abscess of the breast, in a lying-in 
female. 

Symptoms : Gnawing burning in the thoracic cavity, with 
short, oppressed breathing and dry cough. — Hectic fever, with 
colliquative sweat and diarrhoea. — Breast swollen, hard, dark- 
red, with burning pain, and stinging when touched but slightly. 
— Seven ulcers, partly fistulous, partly ulcerated, partly covered 
with wild flesh, discharging fetid, badly colored, copious pus, 
A. h. Z. I. p. 66, 67. 

Phosphorus cured a very painful breast, hard as stone in 
many places, but suppurating in others. A. h. Z. I. p. 146. 



310 DISEASES OP THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 

Phosphorus has frequently been curative in inflammation 
of the mammae, or long suppurations with continual inflamma- 
tion. A. h. Z. II. p. 63. 



18. AFFECTIONS OF THE HEART. 

Aconitum, several doses, and two doses of Aurum. Chronic 
affections of the heart. 

Symptoms : Continual sensation of pressure and pain in 
the left side of the chest. — Difficulty of breathing when going 
up stairs or during unusual motion, especially violent in the fall 
and spring, even accompanied with stitches in the region of 
the heart and congestions to the head, with aching pain, some- 
times increasing unto fainting. Pulse rather frequent and soft. 
Ann. II. 1, p. 132. 

Aconitum, several doses in rapid succession, speedily re- 
moves the inflammatory symptoms in carditis, after which 
Nux or some other suitable remedy may be given. A. h. Z. 
II. p. 21. 

Aconitum, a few doses, and Sulphur, remove a frequently 
recurring palpitation of the heart. H.pr. Erf. I. p. 117. 

Aconitum, two doses, followed by Puls. and Cann., re- 
moved the precursory symptoms of carditis : constant pain in 
the leftside, great anguish, fainting, intermittent pulse, palpita- 
tion of the heart, asthma, much thirst. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 
122. 

Aurum removed palpitation of the heart, recurring several 
times a day as a consequence of congestions, and accompanied 
by anguish, and oppression of the chest. A. h. Z. V. p. 35. 

Aurum has cured violent, irregular pulsations of the heart, 
with great anguish. Arch. XV. 2, p. 78. 

Bryonia VI cured carditis with great anguish, restlessness 
and oppression, with continual pressure in the chest. The 
antiphlogistic treatment had been used before. Ann. IV. p. 
400. 

Lachesis removed chronic palpitation of the heart (with 
enlargement ?) in young girls. Arch. XV. 1, p. 74. 

Phosphorus has been repeated with benefit in two cases 
of palpitation of the heart (probably accompanied with organic 
changes), the second dose being given a month after the first, 
which had done good. Arch. XII. 2, p. 29. 

Phosphorus X°° removed a case of troublesome palpita- 
tion of the heart felt when sitting, with shortness of breath. 
Ann. I. p. 337. 



AFFECTIONS OF THE HEART. 311 

Pulsatilla III, in alternation with Acon. VI, several 
doses of each. Complicated chronic affection of the heart. 

Sym-ptoms : Aching pain in the head, going off by motion. 
— "Weak digestion. — Weight, pressure and burning in the left 
side, in the region of the heart. — Attacks of palpitation of the 
heart, without any precursory symptoms, frequently coming on 
in the night, generally after slight emotions, accompanied with 
obscuration of sight, vanishing of the senses and tremor of the 
limbs. — Pain in the back and abdomen previous to the menses. 
— Frequent shuddering, coldness of the hands, feet and tip of 
the nose. — Great tendency to start, out of humor. Ann. I. p. 
127, etc. 

Rhus VIII 000 , one dose. 

Symptoms : Stitching in the left side of the chest, which 
threatens to arrest the breathing, especially during violent ex- 
ercise, both when standing or walking ; coming and going, the 
part being painful to the touch. — Paralytic pain in the left arm, 
which is quite numb occasionally, especially when in a state 
of rest ; tingling in the arm when moving or rubbing it. — The 
left arm is colder than the right. — Painful tension in the mus- 
cles of the left side of the chest and the left arm, worse in rest. 
— Chilliness, little appetite. — Tremor about the heart. Ann. 
II. p. 307. 

Spigelia X 000 . Affections of the heart. 

Symptoms : Raising of the xiphoid cartilage, and, little by 
little, of the four last true ribs and the sternum, with frequent 
palpitation of the heart. — Distortion of the vertebral column. — 
Great asthma when moving in the bed. — Has to lie on the right 
side, elevated. — When bringing the ear close to the heart, one 
hears a noise like the purring of a cat. — Cheeks and lips are 
bright-red, sometimes quite pale. — The pulsations of the caro- 
tids are tremulous, though regular. — Frequent stitches in the 
region of the heart. — Appetite scanty. — No thirst. — Swoon, 
when making an effort during stool, and in a rather warm 
room. — Oppressive anguish when talking, the breathing be- 
comes short, the redness of the cheeks and lips increases. — Li- 
ability to cold, followed by chronic fluent coryza. — A sort of 
fever from time to time. Arch. X. 1, p. 159. 

Spigelia X° 3 and X°°, in a relapse. Affection of the heart 
with convulsions. 

Symptoms : Continual pressure, burning and ulcerative 
pain in the thoracic cavity. — Want of breath ; suffocation 
threatens to set in during motion. — Contiuually a tremulous 
sensation in the cavity of the chest and temples, increased by 
every motion of the arms. The worst symptoms arise when 



312 AFFECTIONS OF THE EXTREMITIES. 

she moves her arms towards her head ; she then feels as if 
something became torn in the cavity of the chest, with suffoca- 
tive symptoms and anguish. — A similar feeling arises when 
touching the pit of the stomach, accompanied with anguish 
and redness and sweat of the face ; does not bear the pressure 
of clothes in that part. — Frequent crampy sensation, commen- 
cing in the abdomen, moving towards the chest and arresting 
the breathing. — Occasionally a violent palpitation of the heart 
with sensation as if the heart were being compressed, at other 
periods there is a sensation as of trembling and stitching. — Oc- 
casional sensation as if every thing in the thoracic cavity were 
too short or loose, and as if it were dangling about in it. — Fre- 
quent swinging sensation in the abdomen. — Both in the sitting 
or recumbent position the head inclines forward as much as 
possible ; when attempting to raise it, she imagines something 
in the chest tears, she expels the air with violence, the counte- 
nance becoming blue-red, and the beating of the heart tumultu- 
ous. — Pulse and beat of the heart do not take place at one and 
the same time. — When feeling the region of the heart, the beats 
seem to constitute one weak, indistinct, continuous beat ; an 
undulating movement is perceived by the ear. A. h. Z III. 
p. 109, 110. 



XVII. 

AFFECTIONS OF THE EXTREMITIES, 
1. INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM. 

Aconitum X 000 °, three doses, one a day, removed a rheu- 
matic inflammatory swelling of the elbow-joint, with paralytic 
numbness and pithy condition of the fingers, accompanied 
with a pinching pain, extending as far as the fingers, and with 
fever. The rest of the affection yielded to Bryonia. A. h. Z, 
IV. p. 37. 

Antimonium possesses distinguished powers against rheu- 
matic inflammations. Arch. IV. 2, p. 10. 

Antimonium I. Rheumatic inflammation of the arm. 

Symptoms : Pain in the tendon of the biceps inserted in 
the groove of the right arm. — Swelling and tensive, stinging 
pain of that tendon ; stretching the arm is very painful. — The 



RHEUMATISM, PAIN IN THE JOINTS. 313 

half of the forearm is swollen, red, hot, sensitive to the touch. 
Arch. IV. 2, p. 27, 28. 

Belladonna is useful in phlegmonous rheumatic inflam- 
mation, especially when the synochal fever had been previously 
subdued by Aconite, and nothing but a mere local affection 
is left. Arch. XI. 2, p. 74. 

Bryonia X, one drop, six doses in four days. Phlegmon- 
ous inflammation of the elbow-joint. 

Symptoms : Large, hard, hot swelling of the elbow-joint, 
extending to the middle of the upper and forearm. — The pain 
increases when moving the arm and letting it hang, in the 
night ; it becomes intolerable when pressing upon the condyles 
of the humerus, but it is most violent when attempting to move 
the arm in the elbow-joint. — The remaining pain in the olecra- 
non and joint, felt in the night and when touching the part, 
and the difficulty of motion were removed by Merc. sol. I, 
i gr. A. h. Z. V. p. 69. 

Hepar s., tincture, one to two drops every six to eight 
days, removed a red, painful swelling on the internal ankle, 
near the tendo Achillis ; it was especially painful in the night. 
A. h. Z. VI. p. 118. 

Sulphur X°° relieved a violent inflammation of the knee- 
joint. China IV 000 was given in a relapse. A. h. Z. I. p. 128. 

2. RHEUMATISM, PAIN IN THE JOINTS. 

Aconitum X° removed a violent stitching pain in the hip- 
joint, extending into the knee ; sleeplessness ; exclaimed at 
every step. Arch. XIV. 3. p. 109. 

Aconitum is very useful in acute rheumatism or acute in- 
flammation of the muscles or thecae. Ann. I. p. 226. Note. 

Aconitum did excellent service in rheumatic inflammation 
of the knee-joint, with violent tearing pains, sensitiveness to the 
touch, inability to move or bend the joint, considerable swelling, 
shining redness of the skin, general fever. A. h. Z. V. p. 21. 

Aconitum, in repeated doses, VIII — IV, one drop, is very 
useful in acute and even chronic rheumatism ; also in rheu- 
matic face and toothache of sensitive subjects with a disposition 
to rush of blood, or when the pain is increased by wine or other 
heating influences ; or when the toothache had been excited 
by mental emotions, especially vexation. Hygea, I. p. 63. 

Arnica (tinct.) one drop. Acute rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Lies in his bed stiff, unable to stir. — Prickings 
in toes and fingers, knee and arm-joints, with alternate tearing 
and cutting in the muscles and tendons of the arms and thighs, 
v 



314 AFFECTIONS OF THE EXTREMITIES. 

— Weakness, pain and stiffness of the arm and knee-joints. 
— No appetite, no stool. — Thirst increased. 

In another case : Tearing pains in hands and feet, contin- 
ually, increased during motion.- -The feet are a little swollen, 
the hands a good deal so, shining-red, painful when touched. 
— Exhaustion ; no appetite either for food or drink. The re- 
maining pains in the hands yielded to Antim. Ann. IV. p. 275. 

Arsenicum X°, in solution, cured a case of intolerable 
tearing in a lower limb, from the hip to the ankles, also felt in 
the night ; the limb had to be moved constantly. Arch. IX. 
2, p. 144. 

Belladonna is useful in acute rheumatism, characterized 
by the following 

Symptoms : Beating headache and pulsation of the arte- 
ries_ of the head, sometimes with nausea. — Swelling of the 
muscles of the neck and nape of the neck, painful when 
moved, accompanied i\ ith an affection of one of the knee-joints 
without swelling, which has to be kept bent constantly, the 
slightest motion being extremely painful. — Violently cutting 
pains in the lower, also in the upper extremities. Arch. XI. 
2,74. 

Belladonna has cured acute rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Aching tearing pain in the shoulder, near the 
bone, darting like lightning along the humerus down to the el- 
bow or wrist, where a pressure is felt. — The pain is relieved 
by external pressure, renewed by motion, worse in the night. — 
Dry, hot skin— Thirst. Ann. II. p. 134. 

Belladonna X 10 . Acute pain in the hip. 

Symptoms : Violent, simple, but here -and there burning 
pain in the region of the hip-joints, extending towards the nates 
and groin, with paroxysms of aggravation, most violent in the 
night, and obliging the patient to move continually ; aggra- 
vated when sitting or lying. — The parts are painful when 
touched, they do not even bear the pressure of the clothes. — 
Prickings in the skin ; can scarcely rise from his seat, owing 
to stiffness. — Tearing pain in the left side of the head. Ann, 
II. p. 310. 

Bryonia V. Acute rheumatism of the lower limbs. 

Symptoms : Tensive, stinging, tearing pains in the calves, 
extending into the ankles, in the shoulder-joints as far as to 
the elbows, and in the nape of the neck. — The parts are swol- 
len, shining-red, almost immoveab e. — In the night the pains 
are aggravated, likewise during motion — Sleeplessness, with 
constant anguish and restlessness. — Constipation. — Urine 
scanty, fiery, red. — General, dry heat, constantly, w.th dry, 



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white-coated tongue, great thirst, and frequent, full pulse. — 
Excessively intractable, discouraged, low-spirited. Arch. V. 
2, p. 73. 

Bryonia VII, one dose. Acute rheumatism. 

Symptoms: The limbs are somewhat bloated, red and 
shining. — Violent tension and tearing in the limbs ; tension 
and stiffness in the knees. — Stinging in the affected parts when 
touching them. — The pain is less when in a state of rest, there 
is then merely a feeling of heaviness, numbness and swelling ; 
the pain is aggravated by motion, with stitches in the joints. — 
The tarsal joint is painful, as if sprained, when treading. — 
The skin is generally dry and hot ; pulse full and frequent ; 
tongue and lips are dry, thirst moderate, increasing in the night. 
— Stool hard, urine feels hot. — Taste flat, rather hungry. — No 
sleep, owing to heat and pain. — Irritable. Arch. VI. 1, p. 59 
and 64. 

Bryonia has relieved stitching-drawing and cramp pains 
in the knees, extending into the calves, with swelling of the 
knee. Ann. II. p. 137. 

Bryonia relieved rheumatism of the lower limbs. 

Symptoms : Stitches from the nates to the external ankle, 
increasing to a fearful degree, and accompanied by general 
sweat. — Is unable to stir. — Sleeplessness. — Violent thirst. — Red, 
burning urine. — No appetite. Ann. II. p. 137. 

Bryonia VIII, one drop. Acute pains in the limbs. 

Symptoms : General heat, with little thirst, some headache 
and heavy tongue. — Violent pain, at times in one lower limb, 
at times in the other ; now in one, now in the other hand ; can 
hardly stir in his bed, and does not bear contact. — Violent pain 
of the wrist and knee-joints, they were swollen and inflamed. 
— The pain, a sort of tearing, is most violent in the night. — 
No appetite, no sleep. — Stool scanty and hard. Ann. II. p. 
308, 309. * 

Bryonia IV. Acute pain in the limbs. 

Symptoms : Violent, stitching-drawing pain from the elbow 
to the front part, sometimes in the shoulders and muscles of the 
chest : the pain does not permit him to remain in his bed ; it 
is relieved by pressing the hand against the chest. — Sleepless. — 
The remaining bruised feeling in the shoulders yielded to Ar- 
nica II. Ann. IV. p. 321. 

Bryonia I, one drop. Chronic pain in the limbs. 

Symptoms : Tearing pains in all the limbs, especially the 
head and ears, worse in the forenoon, increased by motion. — 
No appetite. — After breakfast eructations lasting from eight 
to twelve hours, with violent pressure in the stomach and colic. 



316 AFFECTIONS OF THE EXTREMITIES. 

—Stool hard. — Menses profuse, with increase of pain. — Great 
weariness. Ann. IV. p. 412. 

Bryonia X 6 . Acute pain in the limbs. 

Symptoms : Violent, tearing-pulling pain from the middle 
of the back to between the shoulders, as if he were being seized 
with tongs and the muscles torn to pieces. — The pain extended 
along the right side of the back down to the right limb, which 
was icy-cold. — Violent burning in the back, under the scapula. 
— No rest. — The pain is somewhat relieved by walking, in- 
creased by lying in the bed. — Constant chilliness. Ann. IV. 
p. 199. 

Bryonia X, one drop, six doses in three days. Rheumatic 
fever with gastric complication. 

Symptoms : Tearing pains in the whole body, especially 
violent in both wrist, elbow, knee and tarsal-joints. — The joints 
are swollen, hot, red, marked with irradiating red streaks. — The 
pain is increased by motion and contact. — In three days vio- 
lent, boring-tearing pain in the small of the back and drawing 
pain in the back, accompanied with dry, concussive cough ; 
yielded to Bryonia. 

Second case : Fever with violent headache, beating in the 
sinciput and vertex, and great heaviness. — Pressure over the 
eyes from within outwards. — Tearing pains along the back, in 
arms and legs. — The tips of the fingers and toes go to sleep in 
periodical paroxysms, with subsequent numbness and insensi- 
bility. — Vomiting of bitter, watery, and slimy fluid. — Pains in 
the region of the liver and spleen. — Restlessness and heat, es- 
pecially in the night. — The pain in head and limbs is increased 
by motion. A. h. Z. V. p. 69. 

Bryonia, two doses. Acute rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Noise as of the splashing of water before the 
ears. — Stiffness of the nape of the neck. — Stitching pain be- 
tween the shoulders, increasing during motion, especially in 
the night. — Repulsive, sourish taste in the morning. — Sweat, 
especially in the axillae, during the slightest motion, the body 
feeling cold. — Stool every day, but hard. I. d. h. H. I. p. 191. 

Bryonia VI, and in seven days Merc. Sol. IV. 

Symptoms : Continual pain in the whole of the left limb, 
more violent in the evening and increasing until four o'clock 
in the morning. — Sensation as if a dull body were boring 
from the hip to the toes along the inferior surface of the bones, 
and then remained in the whole of the limb, all over the limb at 
the same time. — The integuments are numb and insensible. — 
The pains are relieved by lying quietly on the bed, they are ag- 
gravated by every motion. — A painful uneasiness is felt in the 



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limb, even when it lies quiet. — Loss of sleep and appetite. — 
Weak and emaciated. Arch. III. 2, p. 40. 

Causticum VIII, half a drop. Acute Rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Violent chills, followed by drawing in several 
parts, and even violent tearing from time to time, most violent 
in the joints, and thence downwards in the bones and then 
back again ; — relieved in the room and bed, intolerable in the 
open air. — Paralytic weakness and unsteadiness of the limbs 
when out of bed. — Hands weak and trembling. — When 
treading, the tarsal and hip-joints feel painful, as if spraind. — 
Dry heat in the night, no sleep. — Food has no taste. — Urine is 
turbid when standing. — Out of humor and peevish. Arch. 
VI. 1, p. 59 and 64. 

Causticum removed arthritic tearing in the whole of the 
leg, especially in the knee and tarsal joint, with swelling. A. 
h. Z. VI. p. 23. 

Chamomilla is suitable in acute rheumatism, especially 
when the pains are drawing or tearing, when they are ac- 
companied with a paralytic and numb feeling, and the pains 
are more seated in the tendons, ligaments and bones, without 
swelling, or when the pains are erratic and most violent in the 
night. The fever begins with a shuddering rather than 
chills, and is followed immediately by a burning heat of sin- 
gle parts, with moderate thirst. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 89, 90. 

Chamomilla, several doses. Rheumatism of the lower 
limbs. 

Symptoms : Drawing-tearing pain from the tuberosity of 
the ischium to the soles through the bones, less during motion, 
worse when sitting, intolerable in the night. — Spasmodic ten- 
sion of the muscles of the limb. Ann. II. p. 137. 

Chamomilla II, one drop, one dose every three days, re- 
moved a rheumatic immobility of the arm, which made it im- 
possible to raise it to the head, or to put on or take off the coat, 
with nightly pains ; also nightly pains in the thigh, and si- 
multaneous weakness of the whole lower limb. Other cases 
were cured by Chamomilla IV, one drop, morning and eve- 
ning, for eight days. A. h. Z. V. p: 150, 151. 

Dulcamara O, one drop. Acute rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Violent stitching and aching pains in the 
arms and back, increasing in violence in the night and when 
he lay quite still ; relieved by moving the arms. — Little fever ; 
increase of thirst. Ann. IV. p. 145, 146. 

Dulcamara V, relieved tearing pains in all the limbs, es- 
pecially the feet, with profuse sweat. Ann. IV. p. 321. 

Dulcamara X 00 ° two doses, after Br yon., removed great 



318 I AFFECTIONS OF THE EXTREMITIES. 

painfulness of all the limbs, arresting the power to move them, 
with general bloatedness, and white coated tongue. Arch. 
XV. 1, p. 144. 

Ignatia III. Chronic rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Violent pain in the shoulder-joint when mov- 
ing the arm backwards, as is felt after excessive labor, or as if 
bruised or sprained. — Violent stitching in the joint when turn- 
ing the arm inward. — Indescribable pain in the bones, as if 
broken ; the pain was somewhat relieved when lying on the 
affected part in the night. Arch. IV. 1, p. 114. 

Ignatia IV, one drop, two doses, after Tart. emet. had 
affected a merely transitory improvement. Acute rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Vertigo with luminous oscillations before the 
eyes. — Obtusion of the head, resembling a violent pressure, 
especially in the forehead, with boring-lancinating tearing, 
deep in the brain. — The eyes are somewhat red, aching, with 
agglutination of the eyelids. — Nose dry. — Violent pain as if 
sprained, as if the flesh were detached from the bones, from 
the axilla to the tips of the fingers ; the arm is entirely par- 
alyzed, and is deprived of voluntary motion. — Some thirst ; 
no appetite ; pulse quick and feeble. — Great heat, especially of 
the head. — Body hot and dry, some sweat on the forehead. — 
Stool rare and hard, with some tenesmus. — Nausea with rest- 
lessness and great anguish. — No sleep on account of the pain. 
Arch. VII. 1, p. 31. 

Lycopodium, one dose. Complicated chronic rheuma- 
tism. 

Symptoms : Pain in the small of the back, with drawing, 
spasm and tearing in the whole vertebral column, especially 
when sitting, when the breathing is oppressed, also when mak- 
ing an exertion, when moving about or raising something ; 
renewed in rainy weather, relieved by warmth. — Rheumatic 
tension and tearing in the joints of the upper and lower ex- 
tremities, paralyzing them. — Stiffness of the limbs and cold- 
ness of the feet. — Vertigo and inability to collect one's senses 
in the morning. — Headache when attempting to recollect some- 
thing. — Throbbing and beating in the head. — Falling off of 
the hair. — Wretched complexion ; sunken eyes. — Dim sight, 
with frequent luminous oscillations before the eyes.— Occasion- 
al heart-burn and sour eructations. — Nausea in the morning, 
with accumulation of water. — Urine turbid and thick. — Fre- 
quent drawing and burning in the groin. — Asthma and palpi- 
tation of the heart during every light Avork. Ann. III. p. 31, 32 

Merc. sol. Rheumatism of the lower limbs. 

Symptoms: Drawing and stitching in both lower limbs. 



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worse in the night than in daytime, and during motion. — - 
Continual feeling of coldness in the affected parts. — No appe- 
tite ; no thirst. — The remaining stiffness of the tendons, and 
numbness and insensibility of the lower limbs, yielded to 
Cocculus. Ann. II. p. 138. 

Mercurius is a specific in rheumatic and arthritic pains, 
when the patients are not relieved in spite of sweating. A. h. 
Z. III. p. 27. 

Nux v. X, one drop. Acute rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Chilliness all through, followed by headache, 
frequently only on one side. — Thirst, constipation, frequent 
micturition. — Drawing pain from the shoulder to the fingers in 
both arms, with sensation as if these parts would go to sleep, 
the pain increasing in the night, with inability to move them, 
and weakness of the arms. — The same pain is felt in the lower 
limbs. — Stitching and stiffness in the hip-joints ; is unable to 
turn in the bed alone. — Sensitiveness to the open air. — Painful 
contraction in the toes in the night. — Sleeps well before mid- 
night. Desponding and out of humour. Ann. I. p. 227, 228. 

Nux vomica removed a drawing, sometimes stitching pain 
in the lower limb, extending from the knee to the inguinal 
region and the hypogastrium, worse during contact and motion, 
the foot feeling numb and paralyzed. Ann. II. p. 137. 

Nux v. is very seldom suitable in the treatment of rheu- 
matism to begin with ; in most cases Aconite ought to be given 
first. Nux helped after Aconite in the following complicated 
case. 

Symptoms : Yiolent chills, with drawing-tearing pains in 
the limbs, teeth and temples. — Afterwards burning, smarting 
heat, and finally sweat with increase of the pains. — Anguish 
and violent palpitation of the heart. —Vertigo and oppressive 
heaviness in the head, increased by motion. — The tearing pains 
in the leg are accompauied with a feeling of numbness, some- 
times with cramp.— Troublesome heaviness in the depth of the 
abdomen, with a throbbing sensation. — Tongue coated with 
mucus. — Slimy, bitter taste. — Lips dry with thirst ; pulse full 
and quick. — Urine dark-red. — Constipation. Nux is also suit- 
able in certain chronic rheumatic pains of a drawing and ten- 
sive kind, especially when they are accompanied with a feeling 
of weakness or numbness, or with cramp-pains and jactitation 
of single muscles. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 114, etc. 

Nux v. is suitable, according to some, in acute as well as 
hronic rheumatism, when it is characterized by violence and 
csnsitiveness to cold air. A. It. Z. V. p. 279. 

Nux v. IV, two drops in three ounces of distilled water, one 
s poonful every four hours. Rheumatism and congestion. 



320 AFFECTIONS OF THE EXTREMITIES. 

Symptoms : During the lying-in period and a long time 
after, bloatedness of the abdomen, flatulence, congestion, nausea, 
abdominal pulsations, with sensitiveness of the region of the 
stomach, several times a day. — Rheumatic pains, stitching and 
tearing in the joints, violent pain in the back, and stitches ex- 
tending from the small of the back to the groins and genital 
organs. — Attacks of heat after the pain in the stomach, which 
is felt like the vapour of boiling-hot water ascending along the 
chest, and extending into the head and whole body, with ver- 
tigo unto fainting, and painful swelling of the breasts ; after 
which cold sweat breaks out on forehead and chest. — The pa- 
roxysms come on after a meal or an exertion, and terminate in 
great weakness. — Anxious, melancholy, irritable, weeping 
mood. Nux produced an aggravation which was followed by 
perfect recovery. A. h. Z. YI. p. 302, 303. 

Phosphorus. Complicated chronic rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Tension, drawing and tearing in all the limbs, 
in various parts, alternating with the headache, and excited by 
every cold.— Violent headache, a sort of stupefaction, with rush 
of blood and pulsations in the head. — Pale, livid complexion. 
— Blue margins around the eyes. — Stitches and drawing in the 
malar bones, alternately in one and the other.- — Frequent 
bleeding of the gums. — Toothache after a cold, simultaneously 
with the face-ache, with copious secretion of mucus. — Frequent 
eructations, with pain and fermentation in the stomach. — In- 
difference to food, although he relishes it. — Tobacco excites 
nausea and palpitation of the heart. — Constant colic, grumbling 
in the abdomen, and flatulent distention. — Thin stool every 
day. — Urine turbid, with brick-dust-like sediment. — Frequent 
dry coryza. — Asthma during the palpitation of the heart. — 
Laziness, heaviness, weakness, feeling as if bruised in all the 
limbs ; every kind of exercise fatigues her. — Out of humor. — 
Desponding, anxious, hypochondriac. Ann. III. p. 30. 

Phosphorus, one dose. Chronic rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Pains in the small of the back and limbs, 
tearing in various places. — Drawing in the limbs, and stinging 
between skin and flesh, with weakness in all the joints. — 
Heaviness and pain in the whole of the head ; his thoughts 
vanish ; dizziness and vertigo. — Drawing and pressure in the 
forehead. — Drawing-stitching pain in the whole right half of 
the face, from the temple to the chin. — Drawing in all the 
teeth. — Repugnant taste. — Mouth full of saliva continually. — 
Eructations after a meal. — Pressure at the stomach and feeling 
of repletion ; every contact causes pain. — Colic, with papescent 
stools. — Feeling as if bruised through the whole body, and 



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coldness in the same. — The open air is intolerable to him. — 
Indolence and drowsiness. — Sleep full of dreams. — Out of 
humor, low-spirited, apprehensive. Ann. III. p. 428. 

Psoricum X 000 , three doses, one every four weeks, re- 
moved almost entirely a chronic tearing in all the limbs and a 
dry psoric eruption on the wrists. Pr. Com. II. p. 167. 

Pulsatilla I ; the patient first smelling of Camphor in 
order to antidote in some measure the Mercury which the pa- 
tient had taken previously. Chronic pains in the limbs. 

Symptoms : Tearing-jerking pains in the left upper arm and 
thigh, from within outward, commencing at six o'clock in the 
evening, abating when lying upon the abdomen, becoming 
more violent by motion, and continuing until morning. — At 
the commencement of a walk, pains in the knee, as if it were 
broken. — When the pain commences, the muscles of the thigh 
become hard as stone. — The pains are alleviated by external 
pressure and warmth ; they are aggravated by cough and 
breathing, especially in the night, when the bones become 
painful, and the veins are distended. — Aching in the forehead, 
in the morning. — When stooping, sensation in the occiput, as 
if something were moving in that part and as if the brain 
would fall out. — Heat and sweat after a meal. — When uncover- 
ing herself she feels cold immediately, when covering her- 
self she sweats, the sweat causing a pricking in the face 
and upon the arm. — General weakness, livid complexion. — 
The remaining weakness, the fulness and oppression of the 
stomach were removed by Cinchona. Arch. IV. 2. p. 78. 

Pulsatilla IV, one dose. Acute rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Drawing-tearing at times in one, at times in 
the other knee, at times in the forearms and hands, shoulders, 
nape of the neck, or feet, with inability to move, and subse- 
quent swelling affording relief. — Chilliness in the whole body, 
the affected parts feeling hot. — No thirst. — Pulse hard, small, 
contracted. — White coating on the tongue. — Some appetite. — 
Sleep conies towards morning, when the pain abates. — Pale 
countenance. — Calm mood. Arch. V. 2, p. 74. 

Pulsatilla. Chronic rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Heaviness and pressure from the shoulder to 
the fingers, with feeling of numbness, the patient being unable 
on that account to hold small objects in her hand. — Stitches and 
feeling of coldness in the whole arm when a change in the 
weather sets in. At times the arm seems to swell, at times to 
become emaciated ; this latter is really the case. — General 
weakness, paleness, headache. Arnica removed the remaining 
pain in the wrist-joint. Ann. II. p. 135. 



322 AFFECTIONS OF THE EXTREMITIES. 

Pulsatilla is suitable in rheumatic diseases, when the 
pains are mitigated in the open air, and aggravated in the 
warm room and warm bed. Ann. IV. p. 148. 

Pulsatilla Y, half a drop, giving Y°° at the end of three 
and six days. Rheumatism and discharge from the ear. 

Symptoms : Tearing in the limbs, especially the knee- 
joints. — Tearing in the left ear, especially in the night, for 
fourteen days past. — Discharge of a thick, yellowish fluid 
from the ear. Ann. IY. p. 297, 298. 

Pulsatilla cures most speedily erratic rheumatic pains, 
and producing swelling and redness of the joints. H. pr. Erf. 
I. p. 117. 

Rhus O, one drop. Chronic pains in the limbs. 

Symptoms : When the arms lie quiet, he suffers an intoler- 
able creeping in the index-fingers, and the first joint becomes 
dead. — This sensation afterwards extends through the whole 
arm, into the occiput and temple, where it occasionally termi- 
nates in painless jerks. — Pain wakes him several times in the 
night and disappears during motion ; only one arm is affected 
at a time. — When walking, violent painful stitches in the os 
sacrum, causing him to bend himself suddenly.— Stinging 
burning in the ball of the foot, when standing or walking, with 
simultaneous diminution of the pain in the arm. — Tearing pain 
between the scapula?. — The pain is alleviated by warmth and 
sweat. — At the end of a fortnight the pains in the small of the 
back and foot are aggravated during motion ; Br yon. -t-jj-o 
afforded relief now. The remaining creeping in the arm yielded 
to Rhus II, one drop. Arch. II. 1, p. 106, etc. 

Rhus VIII, one drop. Acute rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Tension and tearing in all the limbs, most, 
violent when in a state of rest, diminishing during motion : 
afterwards the limbs felt numb and dead. — The affected parts 
experience a stinging and sore pain when touched, they are 
red and shining. — Tensive stitching in the joints and feeling of 
stiffness, especially when rising from a seat and in the open 
air. — When treading, he feels a stitching pain in the ankles, 
and pain as if sprained in the tarsal joint. — The parts upon 
which he lies, goto sleep. — Weariness, especially when sitting ; 
tremor of the hands. — Body warm and sweaty, little thirst. — 
Pulse full and quick. — Breathing rather short. — Lips and 
tongue dry and rough. — Stool not hard, but rare. — Urine hot 
and dark. — Heat and thirst in the night, sleeplessness and 
increase of pain ; the pain abates in the morning, with profuse 
sweat. — Uneasy, anxious. Arch. VI. 1, p. 61 and 64. 

Rhus, one dose. Chronic tearing pain in the limbs. 



RHEUMATISM, PAIN IN THE JOINTS. 323 

Symptoms : Tearing and drawing in the shoulders, in the 
small of the back, in the upper and lower limbs, increasing 
when in a state of rest ; the pains are somewhat relieved by 
motion and warmth. — The limbs feel weak and stiff. — Formi- 
cation under the skin.— -Weary and weak. — Feeling of cold- 
ness in the body. — The open air gives her pain. — Frequent 
headache. — Vertigo. — Pecking, stinging and cutting in the 
face, which is red. — Pressure in the eyes, as of sand. — No 
appetite, nevertheless he relishes his food. — Much thirst. — 
Pressure at the stomach, after a meal, as if a heavy lump were 
lodged there ; oppression of the pit of the stomach, contraction 
of the chest 3 arrest of speech. — Pains and pressure in the abdo- 
men, distention and rumbling. — Frequent micturition, also in 
the night. Ann. III. p. 429. 

Rhus O, one drop, one dose. Chronic rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Violent tearing and burning in the left shoul- 
der, especially in the cold season, when at rest and in bed. — The 
arm is paralyzed, cannot be raised to the head. Ann. IV. p. 412. 

Rhus, Arnica having afforded some relief. Acute rheuma- 
tism. 

/Symptoms : The inner surface of the left knee is somewhat 
redder than usual ; it is very painful when touched, bent, or 
when treading. — Tensive stinging pain from the left heel to 
the tarsal joint. — Stinging pain under the left deltoid muscle, 
when grasping something and when pressing externally. — The 
teeth are somewhat looser ; drawing toothache during a meaL 
J. d. h. H. II. p. 100. 

Sepia VII, half a drop. Tearing pain in the limbs con- 
sequent upon pneumonia treated alloeopathically. 

Symptoms : Violent pain as if sprained in the shoulder- 
joints and towards the nape of the neck, especially when lifting 
or holding something ; most violent when the arms are under 
the bed-cover. — Tongue coated white. — Face pale, yellow, 
emaciated. — Urine turbid, with brickdust sediment. — Excessive 
weakness. Ann. IV. p. 93, 94. 

Sulphur I, one drop. Pains in the limbs and small of the 
back. 

Symptoms : Stitching pains in the hip-joints at every step ; 
as this pain abates, she feels a tearing in the right arm, most 
violent in the night. — The arm is weak, numb, and painful 
during motion. — One of the fingers is spasmodically and per- 
manently contracted. — Stool hard, intermittent. — Pressure at 
the stomach for many years, and burning in the chest. — Night- 
ly cough, with whitish expectoration. Ann. III. p. 294. 

Thuya IX°. Acute pain in the limbs. 



324 AFFECTIONS OF THE EXTREMITIES. 

Symptoms: Tearing and beating ulcerative pain in the 
shoulder, extending thence into the fingers. — Jactitation of the 
muscles in different parts, from the shoulder to the middle of 
the upper arm. — Feeling of deadness in the forearm and fin- 
gers. — The pains increase when the arm hangs down, and in 
the warmth of the bed ; they are relieved during motion, in 
the cold and by sweat. — After midnight chilliness with yawn- 
ing. — Falls asleep late ; frightful dreams. — Difficult stool every 
two or thee days ; frequent desire for stool ; the fseces are some- 
times tinged with blood. — Thirst only in the night, accompanied 
with a feeling of coolness in the arms. — Audible palpitation of 
the heart, with nausea. — Desponding. Ann. I. p. 296. 

Veratrum II, one drop in ten days ; I, one drop. Chronic 
rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Waking at four o'clock in the morning, with 
pain in both arms, as if broken or bruised, extending from the 
shoulder-joint to the wrist; he is scarcely able to move his 
arms. — The pains are increased by covering the parts, relieved 
by rising and walking about. — Worse in bad weather. — Trem- 
ulous weakness in the arms the whole day. Ann. IV. p. 144, 145. 

3. GOUT. 

Acidum phosph., had an extraordinary effect in old tear- 
ing pains in the limbs, and in gout. Arch. XIV. 1, p. 42. 

Aconitum, see above under rheumatism. 

Act^a is suitable in many kinds of arthritic affection. Two 
doses X, removed nightly, burning and boring pains in the 
knee-joint, with swelling. — In another case, three doses in six 
weeks, horrid pains, and swelling of both wrist-joints were 
cured. Heyne, pr. Erf. p. 60, 61. 

Antimonium crudum 8, cured acute arthritis in four days, 
having by its frequent recurrence formed arthritic concretions, 
accompanied with gastric symptoms. A.h.Z. I. p. 147. 

Arnica I. Painful arthritic affection. 

Symptoms : Violent tearing-aching pains in the joints, es- 
pecially the knee, in the region of the ankle and in the big toe ; 
he is not able to lie down except with bent knees. — The knees 
are swollen, without redness, with a feeling of heaviness and 
experiencing a stinging pain when touching the parts. Tear- 
ing pain in the malleolus extending down to the heel, and 
painful lancinations into the big toe, which is swollen, red, and 
immoveable, together with the whole foot. — The pains are 
lighter during rest, but increased in the night and during mo- 
tion and contact. — Excessive sweat in the night, without thirst. 



gout. 325 

— Drawing, and tearing jerks in all the limbs. — Formication. 
— Feeling of coldness when uncovering him. — Chilliness in 
the evening with flushes of heat. — Urine brown-red, with 
brickdust sediment. — No desire for food or drink. — Out of hu- 
mor, peevish, quarrelsome.— Arnica relieved the pains consider- 
ably ; Pulsatilla -r^o"o removed the rest, to wit : Drawing jerks 
alternately in the knee, the ankle and toe, especially from eve- 
ning till midnight ; these jerks become stitches when treading. 
— Similar jerks alternately in the upper arm, the shoulder, as 
far as the hand. — Tearing-drawing pain in the left jaw. — Stiff- 
ness of the nape of the neck, when touching the part ; the ver- 
tebrae are painful. — Paralytic feeling in all the joints. Arch. 
IV. 2, p. 72. 

Arnica and Sabina are recommended in gout, especially 
when the pain is seated in the big toe. A. h. Z. I. p. 154. 

Arnica II, one drop, three doses, one every twenty-four 
hours, has been extremely successful in acute arthritis ; two 
patients recovered after one dose. A. h. Z. VI. p. 79. 

Arnica removed an arthritic, numb, pain as if sprained, in 
the hip-joint and big toe, with some redness ; also an indescri- 
bable pain in the foot, as of internal uneasiness, and as if the 
foot were lying too hard, obliging one to change its position all 
the time. H. in R. I. p. 111. 

Arsenicum X, helped when the patients complained in the 
night of intolerable tearing in one of the lower limbs, from the 
hip to the ankles, and were obliged to move the affected limb 
all the time. Arch. IX. 2, p. 144. 

Aurum has been found useful in nodous arthritis. Arch. 
IV. 2, p. 31. 

Belladonna helped very speedily in acute arthritis of the 
knee, with violent pain, both when at rest and in motion. A. 
h. Z. I. p. 165. 

Belladonna is suitable for arthritic metastases, or in the 
stadio prodromorum. — In genuine arthritis it is only suitable, 
when the topical arthritic affection is accompanied by erysip- 
elatous swelling. Arch. XI. 2, p. 73. 

Bryonia is also recommended in nodous arthritis. Arch. 
IV. 2, p. 31. 

Calcarea 22 00 . Arthritis, affection of the stomach and 
nettle-rash, after suppression of the itch. 

Symptoms : Catarrh, or moral emotions such as fright, an- 
ger, etc., were followed by pain in the stomach with violently 
oppressive, contractive pain, arresting breathing. — For a short 
time past he has been affected with arthritic pains in the wrist- 
joints, and violent stitches in the limbs, especially in the sum- 



326 AFFECTIONS OF THE EXTREMITIES. 

mer and night, witn swelling of the wrist-joints. — Smarting in 
the palms of the hands, and itching of the whole body. — Net- 
tle-rash in the evening after chilliness, disappearing again in 
the warmth of the bed, with feverish sensation. — Swelling of 
the carpal and metacarpal joints, so painful that he was unable 
to hold any thing. — Frequent cramp in the calves, feet and 
toes. — The leg is covered with varices. — Great weakness. — 
Sleep full of dreams, startings, waking up with palpitation of 
the heart. A. h. Z. VI. p. 248. 

Causticum X was especially instrumental in curing a 
tonic gout. A. h. Z. III. p. 164. 

Causticum removed arthritic tearings in the leg, especially 
the knee and tarsal joint, with swelling of these parts. A. h. 
Z. YI. p. 23. 

China IV relieved an arthritic affection of the knee, with 
swelling of the knee and foot, the knee being very painful to 
the touch. Also an arthritic pain in the ankle, swelling, to- 
gether with the whole foot and knee, the knee being excessive- 
ly painful ; the pains were very much increased by contact, 
even by simply approaching the hand. A. h. Z. I. p. 153, 156. 

Cocculus removed acute arthritis of the knees and hands, 
with hot swelling and raging fever. Ann. II. p. 141. 

Digitalis is likewise recommended in nodous arthritis. 
Arch. IV. 2, p. 31. 

Ferrum has been found curative in arthritic affections 
with violent lancinations and tearing, especially in the night, 
and obliging one to move the affected parts. H. in R. I. p. 319. 

Iodium has been curative in cases of old gout, character 
ized by violent, nightly pains in several joints, without swell- 
ing. A. h. Z. V. p. 169. 

Ledum V. Periodical arthritic affections. 

Symptoms : Tearing pains in the right knee ; it is larger 
than the other ; the swelling is hard ; she is unable to sleep in 
the night, owing to her pain. — The right limb can only be 
moved with difficulty, and is colder than the rest of the body. 
—Stool rather hard. Arch. III. 2, p. 39. 

Ledum cures only that kind of gout where the most violent 
pains make their appearance in the evening when in bed, and 
being most violent until midnight. Ann. IV. p. 148. 

Lycopodium X°°, several doses, has removed acute arthri- 
tis, with inability either to bend or to stretch the elbow-joint, 
and tensive pains in the knee, and red spots on the tibia. A. 
h. Z. IV. p. 278. 

Manganum VIII, and in a few weeks Ledum IV, removed 
great pain and swelling of the joints of the upper and lower 
limbs. Arch. V. 3, p. 28. 



gout. 327 

Manganum X°° has done much good in arthritis. 

Symptoms : One joint is frequently affected after the other, 
sometimes only on one, sometimes on the other side, sometimes 
on both alternately. — The joints frequently are thick and shi- 
ning red, bear neither contact nor motion. — Violent aching, 
with sudden stitches, jerking and digging-up, especially in the 
night, — Incessant moaning. Arch. IX. 2, p. 143. 

Mercurius is a specific against arthritic and rheumatic 
pains, which cannot be relieved by sweating. A. It. Z. 3, p. 27. 

Nux v. is especially suitable in the stadio prodromorum, 
and for arthritic metastases. 

Nux vom. removed a case of gonagra, a sequel of tertian 
intermittent fever, with formation of arthritic nodosities and 
pain in other joints, with a paralytic feeling in these parts and 
every third day a slight attack resembling intermittent fever, 
constipation, vomiting. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 118, 120. 

Nux v. V, half a drop. Arthritis vaga in a drunkard. Three 
doses in eight days. 

Symptoms : Intense pain in the forehead. — -Pricking pains 
in the lower limbs, especially the legs, when walking. — A 
slight swelling occasionally forms around his ankles. — Pain in 
the lower limbs, when at rest, and worse in changeable weather. 
— Pain of the tibiae as of subcutaneous ulceration. — The sleep 
is very much disturbed by the pain. — Chilliness of the whole 
body, with icy-cold feet and burning skin of the upper part of 
the body, with congestion of blood to the head, and dark red- 
ness of the face. — Tongue coated white. — Pulse small, rather 
frequent. Jahrb. I. p. 161. 

Phosphorus X O0 °, several doses, removed a case of acute 
arthritis with paralytic weakness in the legs, and inability to 
bend the knees properly. A. h. Z. IV. p. 278. 

Psoricum X°, three doses, one dose every four days, 
relieved arthritic pain with drawing, cramp, weariness in the 
long bones of the lower limbs. Pr. Com. II. p. 168. 

Pulsat. is frequently useful in arthritis vaga. Arch. VIIL 
1, p. 91. 

Pulsat. helped in acute arthritis coming on in paroxysms ; 
the inflammatory symptoms were first removed by Aconite, 
The joints became distended, the gout wandered from one joint 
to the other, sometimes returned to parts which had already 
been attacked once, the pains being especially violent in the 
night. Arch. XI. 3, p. 44. 

Pulsat. X°°, three doses, after Aconite. Acute arthritis. 

Symptoms : The right foot feels dead; violent pains in 
the knee during motion, the knee being swollen and red, not 



328 AFFECTIONS OF THE EXTREMITIES. 

bearing contact. — Is obliged to have the position of the limb 
altered all the time, owing to the violent pains which came on 
gradually when holding the limb in the same position. — After- 
wards the tarsal joint and the elbow and wrist joints become 
affected. — Intense jerking pains in the affected par + s, from time 
to time, the numb feeling continuing, especially in the night. 
— Tension in the limbs, as if they were too short. — No appe- 
tite, much thirst. — Hot, dry skin. — Full, accelerated pulse. — 
Urine red. — Impatient, weeps much. Arch. XI. 3, p. 128. 

Rhododendron has been found a specific in acute arthri- 
tis, especially when excited by rough and stormy weather and 
aggravated by rest. Arch. XL 3, p. 44. 

Sabina VIII 5 , sometimes giving a second dose, has been 
found useful in gout of the feet, the big toe being swollen and 
red, with violent pains when touched or moved. A.h.Z. VI. 
p. 109, 140. 

Sarsaparilla cures chronic gout, with scanty secretion 
of urine. H. in R. II. p. 234. 

Sulphur helped in acute arthritis with tearing and stitch- 
ing in all the joints, with stiffness and fever, one of the knees 
and the tarsal joint being swollen. Ann. IV". p. 259. 

Sulphur 4 removed a case of arthritic inflammation, red- 
ness and violent pain of the finger. A. h. Z. I. p. 147. 

Sulphur XX has acted very beneficially in a case of com- 
plicated arthritis with face-ache. A. h. Z. II. p. 68. 

Sulphur X°°. Chronic arthritis. 

Symptoms : At times seated pain in the knee, at times po- 
dagra. — Troublesome itching of the arms and legs. — Frequent 
burning at the anus. — Tearing pains, first in the right foot, 
afterwards in the knee and elbow. — Swelling of the hands and 
thumbs. Arch. XV. 2, p. 120. 

4. PAIN IN THE BACK. 

Arsenicum X, one dose, repeated in a second but weaker 
attack. Complicated pain in the back. 

Symptoms : Paroxysms, lasting six days, returning at in- 
tervals of from three to four days. — Want of appetite, qualm- 
ishness, and nausea the first two days, and periodical pressure 
at the stomach felt frequently when the stomach was empty, 
but always after eating. — Light, disturbed sleep. — On the third 
day, an anxious and qualmish feeling in the back, generally 
in the right side, near the vertebral column, below the scapula, 
with oppression of the stomach. — On the fourth day, that feel- 
ing extends higher up in the back, as high up as the apex of 



AFFECTIONS OF THE KNEES. 329 

the scapula and the corresponding part of the vertebral col- 
umn, and becomes changed to a violent burning pain, increased 
by the slightest touch, somewhat diminished by motion, and 
abating a little in the night.— Disturbed sleep, startings when 
asleep. — The region extending from the left hypochondrium to 
beyond the stomach is almost insensible. — In the morning and 
throughout the day, frequent desire for stool, the discharges 
being thin, yellowish, afterwards mucous, preceded by pinch- 
ing in the abdomen, accompanied and succeeded by burning 
and sore pain of the anus. — Weak and discouraged, — The 
symptoms abate on the sixth day very rapidly. Arch. II. 2, 
p. 126. 

Bryonia removed pain and stiffness of the small of the 
back, the patient being obliged to walk crooked, and being 
unable to raise himself. Ann. II. p. 134. 

Lycopodium X, one dose, relieved a pain in the small of 
the back and back, which was felt during motion, or when 
stooping or lifting something ; the abdomen felt constricted,. 
A. h. Z. III. p. 176. 

Nux v. removes pains in the small of the back caused by- 
cold feet in wet and cold weather. 

Nux v. X has removed a sort of periodical pains in the 
small of the back, extending as high up as between the shoul- 
ders, and sometimes causing a slight painful drawing towards 
the genital organs ; the pains became worse during motion, and 
appeared regularly every other day r continuing from six to 
eight hours, and accompanied with constipation lasting from 
three to eight days. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 67. 

Sulphur X°, one dose. Pain in the small of the back. 

Symptoms : Constant pain in the small of the back, dart- 
ing, lancinating, increasing in violence when moving about r 
stooping, turning while standing or lying down, or when ris- 
ing from a seat, accompanied with a paralytic feeling in the 
thighs, and disturbing the night's rest, — Walks with difficulty, 
rests most comfortably on the left side. — The hands are con- 
stantly cold ; no appetite. Ann. IV p. 456. III. p. 294. 

5. AFFECTIONS OF THE KNEES. 

Arnica and Calcarea removed a swelling of the knee 
with leucorrhcea, in a blooming young girl. Arch. XL 2, p. 
114. 

Calcarea X°°, and in eight days X 00 °. Swelling f 
the face. 

(Symptoms : Early and profuse menses, followed by leu- 
w 



330 AFFECTIONS OF THE EXTREMITIES. 

corrhoea lasting several days.— The knee is somewhat swollen^ 
bluish -red ; in the beginning it is only painful when bending it 
much ; afterwards during every motion. — Tension, even when 
at rest, frequent stitches behind the patella from without in- 
wards. Hygea, I. p. 59, 60. 

Iodium, internally, in scrofulous inflammation of the knee. 

Symptoms : Considerable, bright-red, shining, hot, tense 
swelling of the knee. — Darlings and burnings in the knee. — In 
some parts may be observed small, highly red openings, emit- 
ting a sero-sanguinolent pus. — The pain is increased by motion, 
pressure, or bending the knee. 

Iodium I, one drop, several doses, or used as a liniment, 
may be employed in the incipient stage of white swelling of 
the knee, and in dropsy of the knee-joint. 

Iodium, one grain, made into an ointment with three ounces 
of lard, using two and a half ounces of the ointment in four 
weeks, cured inflammation of the synovial membrane of the 
knee. 

Symptoms : Large, elastic, fluctuating swelling of the 
knee. — Redness of the skin, marked with scattered, hot, bright- 
red, painful spots ; the knee is hotter than usual. — Dull pains 
deep in the knee-joint, while the leg is quietly extended ; in- 
tense pain when moving, bending or pressing, upon the part. — 
occasional febrile paroxysms.— Afterwards a small opening 
formed above the patella, emitting at first a yellow, benign pus, 
afterwards only a clear, light-yellow, serous fluid. A. h. Z. V. 
p. 169. 

Psoricum X°, three doses, cured almost entirely pain of 
the knee-joint which had existed for a year past and had been 
brought on by a fall. Ar. Com. II. p. 168. 

Silicea X. Inflammation and suppuration of the knee. 

Symptoms : Excessive swelling of the knee and the adja- 
cent parts, they are blue-red, do not bear contact, and are 
especially painful in the night. — Continual tearing or lancina- 
ting pains. — Fluctuation on the outer side of the knee, the other 
parts being hard. Spontaneous suppuration. Arch. VIII. 1, 
p. 27. 

6. ISCHIAS, COXALGIA. 

Belladonna deserves consideration in some forms of 
ischias. Arch. XI. 2, p. 73. 

Calcarea, several doses, removed coxalgia in a scrofulous 
child commencing to limp without any external cause, and to 
drag one foot when walking, without complaining of pain. 



ISCHIAS, COXALGIA. 33 j 

The affected limb was a little longer ; when walking the tip of 
the foot was turned outwards. When pressing the head of the 
femur against the acetabulum, the patient felt pain. A. A- Z. 
V. p. 84. 

Cantharides have cured coxalgia, when accompanied 
with urinary difficulties. H. in R. II. p. 40. 

Causticum X°°, three doses in four weeks, removed 
coxalgia, with inability to stand or walk. A. h. Z. IV. p. 277. 

Chamomilla is a principal remedy in ischias nervosa. In 
one case, II, one drop, was given, one dose a day. 

Symptoms : Nightly pains in the thigh, accompanied with 
weakness of the whole limb. — Sudden entire paralysis, with fu- 
rious nightly pains. A. h. Z. V. p. 150. 

Colocynthis helped in three cases of ischias. Arch. XI. 
2, p. 108. 

Mercurius IV, two doses, after Acon. removed coxalgia. 

Symptoms : The affected limb is about one thumb's breadth 
longer. Occasional violent, especially lancinating pains in the 
hip-joint, aggravated by motion. Fever. A. h. Z. IV. p. 305. 

Nux v. V is said to be a specific in ischias when the pain 
ascends from the toes to the hips, when there is constipation and 
a movement upon the bowels is accompanied with great pains 
extending into the foot. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 97. 

Psoricum X o0 °, smelling every two, four, six, eight days, 
improved excessive coxalgia with pain in the small of the back 
and almost complete exhaustion. Ar. Com. II. p. 168. 

Rhus V, one drop. Coxalgia caused by a sprain. 

Symptoms : Sharp pain in the hip-joint, especially when 
rising from a seat or going up stairs. — Lancinating pains in the 
joint, when the tip of the foot is raised higher than the heel. — 
Drawing, dull aching and burning when in a state of rest. 
Ann. I. p. 134, 135. 

Rhus, two doses. Chronic coxalgia. 

Symptoms : Stitching and tearing from the ischiatic notch 
to the bend of the knee, making walking difficult. — As the pain 
ceases here, it becomes more violent in the hip-joint and in the 
region of the trochanter. — Circumscribed spot on the middle of the 
nates, which cannot be touched without causing a burning pain ; 
it exhibits no change of color. — The pains are worse at the 
commencement of a walk, and diminish when continuing to 
walk. — Little sleep ; is unable to remain in anyone position for 
a long time. — Little appetite ; eructations. — Weeping, solicitous 
mood. Ann. II. p. 136. 



332 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

7. INFLAMMATION OF THE FOOT. 

Arnica II, internally, and externally, four or five drops of 
the tincture of Arnica with one ounce of water. Inflamma- 
tion of the foot from mechanical causes. 

Symptoms : Redness, heat and swelling of the foot half 
way up the leg, and especially of the part from the internal 
ankle to the heel. — Stitching pains when moving the joint. — 
Tearing pains in the heel and tarsal joint, extending periodi- 
cally along the leg and foot ; when standing upon that foot. 

Second case : Erysipelatous inflammation and swelling of 
the foot, especially around the joint. — Drawing, stitching pains 
during motion, also, but less when in a state of rest, at times 
extending from the joint to the big toe, at times along the 
leg. 

Third case : Violently burning pain in the big and second 
toe and the adjacent parts, with shining swelling of those parts ; 
the same pain, but less, is felt over the whole foot.— The tem- 
perature of the affected parts is increased. — The skin of vari- 
ous parts is dark-red, in other parts it is blue and yellowish. — 
The movements of the big toe cause much pain. — Frequent, 
painful drawing, extending into the thigh. 

Fourth case : The leg, along the tendo Achillis, and around 
the outer malleolus, is shining, hot, bluish-red, swollen, painful 
to the touch. — Painful drawing, extending from the heel along 
the posterior surface of the leg, more violent when moving the 
tarsal joint, or when the body is inclined forwards while stand- 
ing. — The pains decrease in rest. Arch. XL 1, p. 133-136. 

Rhus Y cured in a few days an inflammation of the tarsal 
joint caused by the rubbing of a boot ; it was covered with 
pustules, and afterwards with rash. A. h. Z. III. p. 72. 



XVIII, 

GENERAL AFFECTIONS, 

1. ERUPTIONS. 



Arsenic X, one drop, chronic eruptions. 
Symptoms : Face, neck, chest, arms and hands are covered 
with ichorous ulcers, burning like hot coal ; they sprang from 



ERUPTIONS. 333 

small red pimples, the tips of which became filled with a light- 
yellow fluid, bursting, corroding the skin and forming large 
crusts, under which the suppurative process continued. — Fre- 
quent shudderings, especially on those parts which were cov- 
ered with the eruption. — Sleeplessness, owing to the pain. — 
Salt taste ; little thirst ; tongue coated yellow. — Yellowish di- 
arrhoea — Turbid, yellow urine. — Weakness, out of humor, des- 
ponding. Arch. II. 1, p. 100. 

Arsenic X, one drop, in alternation with Rhus. Erup- 
tion on the face and head. 

Symptoms : Itching red blotches, their tips being filled with 
pus, especially in the region of the whiskers, so close to one 
another that the face appeared red as fire.— Eruption on the 
head : pustules, changing to crust. — Great falling off of the 
hair. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 66. 

Arsenicum, three doses, removed a coppery eruption in the 
face. Ann. II. p. 155. 

Arsenic X 000 , removed an exanthema of a quantity of 
blotches from the size of a pea to that of a hazlenut, becoming 
filled with blood and some pus in from twelve to twenty-four 
hours, and causing violent pains ; in a child of three weeks. 
A. h. Z. III. p. 115. 

Belladonna is sometimes suitable in pustules, crust or 
pimple-shaped eruptions in the face, both of children and full- 
grown people. Arch. III. 1, p. 61. 

Bryonia, two doses in a fortnight. Chronic eruption upon 
the skin. 

Symptoms : General itching and burning over the whole 
body. — The inflamed skin is raised, forming vesicles which 
burst open or are scratched open and then peel off. — Originally 
there had been crusta lactea spreading over the whole skin. — 
Afterwards pustules on the neck, preceded by slow, fine stitches, 
painful to the touch, and changing to itching scabs. Baryt. 
acet. yd-^o-,0 removed this eruption. Arch. VI. 2, p. 71, 72. 

Cicuta -iV, afterwards T £ --. Eruption in the face. 

Symptoms : Every year in the month of September she 
had a small scab near the corner of the mouth, from which a 
yellow water oozed out, causing a burning pain on the skin, 
and making it sore — The sore places are humid, the humor 
becoming changed to a thick crust and honey-colored scabs. — 
The pain is simply burning, rarely corrosive, and only in the 
beginning so. — From the middle of the upper lip the scabs 
spread over the lower part of the cheek, over the chin and over 
the skin below the chin. — The submaxillary glands are pain- 



334 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

ful and swollen. — Yellow-brown scurf in the nostrils. — Weari- 
ness and drowsiness. — Great appetite. Arch. III. p. 73. 

Cicuta 2, one drop, giving one drop of Cicuta 4, four 
weeks afterwards. Chronic eruption in the face. 

Symptoms : Elevation on the forehead of the size of len- 
tils, with burning pain when first coming on ; they flow into 
one another, are dark-red and peel off. Arch. VI. 2, p. 73. 

Hepar s., several doses at longer periods, has cured an 
eruption behind the ears with inflamed base, humid in some 
places, dry and crusty in others. Arch. XII. 2, p. 27. 

Ledum has been found very efficacious against pimples and 
boils on the forehead and other parts ; against red blotches in 
the face, which experiences a stinging pain when touched ; 
against pimples on the forehead, as are seen upon the foreheads 
of drunkards ; against smarting itching of the chest, with red 
spots and rash. H. in R. I. p. 387. 

Merc. acet. 4 cured an eruption over the whole body, es- 
pecially on the arms, consisting of itching pimples, bursting open 
and burning like fire when scratched. Arch. V. 3, p. 43. 

Merc. sol. Cutaneous eruption over the whole body, 
commencing at the head, in a child of four months. 

Symptoms : The face is covered with a dirty-yellow crust, 
from under which a fetid humor oozes out, with intolerable 
itching ; the scratched places bleed. — The eyes, surrounded by 
scabs, are red, running, dreading the light, with small pustules 
on the conjunctiva. — Great appetite and thirst. Ann. II. p. 
159. 

Merc. sol. Cutaneous eruption with ophthalmia in a 
child which had been infected with syphilis by the nurse, and 
had apparently recovered from it. 

Symptoms : In some places the skin is covered with sup- 
purating pustules, in others with herpetic spots ; the pustules 
are painful when first making their appearance, they itch when 
drying up ; some of those pustules flow into one another, and 
form either irregular, dry, scaly spots, or spots from which an 
acrid fluid oozes out ; others remain sore, become hollow or 
raised and finally dry up, whilst fresh pustules form fin the 
neighborhood ; face and hairy scalp are free. — All the affected 
parts itch, more so when in bed. — The conjunctiva is red ; the 
lower lid swollen, the margin being covered with a yellow 
crust, which, upon falling off, leaves several small ulcers be- 
hind. — Merc, was given twice, after which Mezereum. Ann. 
II. p. 160. 

Psoricum, two doses, cured an humid, strong-smelling, 
crust-like eruption over the face of a child ; for three months 



ERUPTIONS. 335 

past the eyes had been entirely closed by it. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 
132. 

Psoricum X°, three doses. Eruption on the arms. 

Symptoms : Small pimples, containing a yellowish fluid. 
— An : herpetic eruption on the arm, which had existed for 
some time past, assumes a malignant appearance. — Violent 
itching of the eruption when warm. 

Psoricum X 000 , three doses, one every four weeks, cured a 
dry eruption on the wrist-joints with tearing in the limbs. Pr. 
Com. II. p. 266. 

Psoricum cured a malignant coppery eruption upon the 
back of the wrist in three days. A. h. Z. II. p. 174. 

Psoricum, two doses, removed humid porrigo behind the 
ears in four weeks, accompanied with dry porrigo on the occi- 
put, and with thick clusters of a dry, itching miliary eruption 
on both cheeks, extending as high up as the eyes and down- 
wards below the corners of the mouth ; the stools being fre- 
quent and thin ; in a child of eighteen months. 

Psoricum X°°, one dose, removed a crust over the whole 
face of a child, with swelling of the lips and eyelids, photopho- 
bia, large ichorous places on the head and behind the ears. A. 
h. Z. IV. p. 14. 

Pulsatilla removes eruptions of a peculiar kind, brought 
on by eating too much bacon, and especially itching in the bed. 
A. h. Z. IV. p. 38. 

Rhus tooTj an( ^ tnree other smaller doses in four months. 
General chronic cutaneous eruption. 

Symptoms : Sinciput and right half of the face are covered 
with a thick, humid crust, under which a fetid, frequently bloody 
ichor is secreted ; the skin underneath being red, uneven, badly 
colored. — The right eyelids are red, swollen, viscid ; the con- 
junctiva is red — The skin over the whole body, especially on 
the arms and feet, is rough and scaly, and frequently covered 
with large, thick crusts, under which a humor is secreted. — In- 
tolerable itching of the affected parts, worse towards evening, 
in the night and in a warm room. — When scratching the parts, 
a bloody matter makes its appearance, affording momentary 
relief. Arch. II. 1, p. 115. 

Rhus . X, four doses. Eruption in the face and on the 
arms. 

Symptoms : Vesicles, white, afterwards becoming covered 
with a thick, yellow crust, under which a yellow, corrosive, 
burning pus is formed, causing great pain. — The ulcers dry up 
slowly, reappearing every spring, lastly also in the fall- season. 
A. h. Z. VII. p. 326. 



336 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

Ruta 6-10, one dose a day, removes acne rosacea. It is 
frequently necessary to give Rhus 10, after the Ruta ; the best 
method is to use these two drugs in alternation, one dose every 
eight days, until the affection is cured. Hygea, II. p. 33. 

Sepia VI 000 , two doses in three weeks, removed a dry, 
itch-like eruption covering the whole body, especially the 
limbs, with violent itching in the evening ; it came on after 
suppression of the itch. Ann. II. p. 345. 

Sulphur is one of the most efficacious remedies against 
the eruption, which sometimes makes its appearance after vac- 
cination. Arch. X. 3, p. 9. XII. 2, p. 80. 

Sulphur, two doses, removed an eruption commencing 
with small vesicles containing yellow pus, which dries up and 
forms scales surrounded with a red areola and itching. — It 
also removes small red tips on the hands and fingers, itching. 
I. T. h. H. I. p. 168, 169. 

Sulphur two doses, removed itching pimples on' the 
arms and legs, the arms being covered from the wrist-joints to 
the shoulders. I. d. h. H. III. p. 79. 

Tartar emet. 4, one grain, has removed pustules of 
the size of peas. Arch. V. 3. p. 43. 

Vinca minor O, one drop, removed a chronic humid, 
strong-smelling eruption on the head, in the face, and behind 
the ears. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 138. 

2. HERPETIC ERUPTIONS. 

Acidum phosph. has removed a herpetic, humid eruption 
on the vermilion-border of the lips, and on the cheeks, near 
the corner of the mouth. The sore places on the lips were 
either open or covered with yellow thick crusts, or bleeding. 
A. h. Z. V. p. 18. 

Alumina IV 000 removed herpes in conjunction with Cal- 
carea. 

Symptoms : Leucorrhoea, corroding the labia and thighs, 
most profuse before and after the menses. — Humid scurfs on 
both temples near the hairy border, of the size of half a dol- 
lar, itching violently, and some smaller scurfs on the fore arm. 
Ann. I. p. 177. 

Anthrax in X, preceded by two doses of Acon. on ac- 
count of the fever. Herpes. 

Symptoms : Arms and hands were covered with a crust, 
rhagades, from which pus and an acrid humor oozed out, with 
intolerable itching. A. h. Z. IV. p. 38. 

Arsenic X, one drop, one dose. Herpes. 



HERPETIC ERUPTIONS. 337 

Symptoms : A spot between the scapulae of the size of a 
dollar, red, having been covered with vesicles that had been 
scratched open, scaly, burning horridly, especially in the night. 
Afterwards similar eruption in the pit. Arch. VIII. 2, p. 69. 

Aurum, three doses in twenty days ; lastly Sulphur. 

Symptoms : Herpes-like scabs on the nose, falling off but 
returning, causing itching and sometimes swelling of the nose 
occasioning a tearing in the nose. — Occasional creeping, prick- 
ing and gnawing from the nose to the canthi and in the whole 
orbit. Costiveness with alternate colic and flatulence, which 
does not pass off. I. d. h. H. II. p. 147. 

Bryonia, producing a considerable improvement ; after- 
ter wards Sulphur. 

Symptoms : The eyelids are covered with scabs, frequent- 
ly peeling off and causing a burning itching. — Dry margins of 
the eyelids. — Photophobia, and pressure in the eyes, in the 
evening. Ann. II. p. 156. 

Bo vi st a V 000 effected a complete cure after other reme- 
dies had but acted imperfectly. 

Symptoms : Herpes every winter, consisting of clusters of 
bright-red pimples on the dorsum of the hand, making the 
parts look rough. — They come and go frequently all of a sud- 
den, burn and itch violently, and emit a clear fluid, resulting 
in a dark-red, rough and scaly spot, secreting a humor con- 
tinually. Ann. I. p. 178. 

Calcarea is frequently employed with benefit in herpetic 
eruptions, especially when humid. H. in. R. I. p. 163. 

Clematis II diminished herpes considerably. 

Symptoms : Scaly crust on the thigh, from the intervals of 
which, a yellowish, corrosive ichor oozed out ; the scales peel 
off from time to time, exhibiting a raw, humid herpetic spot, 
covered with numerous vesicles, bursting and emitting a cor- 
rosive fluid, after which new scales form. — Intolerable itching 
of the herpes, especially in a warm temperature, relieved only 
for a short while by scratching. — Vesicles on other parts of the 
body. — Swelling of the axillary and inguinal glands. — Ema- 
ciation. Arch. I. 3, p. 170. 

Conium I, one drop every eight days, the tincture being 
used sometimes. 

Symptoms : Herpes on the forearm ; the skin had a po- 
rous, bright-red appearance, became somewhat bloated, and 
exhibited deepenings and furrows in various parts. — Some 
places seem to form spontaneously here and there, secreting a 
tenacious, viscid lymph, and sometimes blood, these secretions 
forming a white scurf under which they continue. — lntolera- 



338 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

ble corrosive itching of the affected parts, especially in the 
evening. — Round the herpes form small glandular swellings 
under the skin, reddening gradually, and becoming a part of 
the herpes. Arch. VII. 1, p. 20. Ann. I. p. 176. 

Conium, repeated doses ; in one case giving four doses in 
three weeks ; in another case the same number of doses in a 
fortnight ; first giving a drop of the tincture, afterwards II, 
VI, and VIII. 

Symptoms : Burning, smarting and humid herpes on the 
hands and forearms ; in the other case crusts of the size of a 
hand in some parts of the body. Arch. XII. 3, p. 144. 

Conium is said to be very useful when employed exter- 
nally at the same time as internally. A. h. Z. II. p. 13. 

Conium VI, one drop, used against herpes in the elbow 
and knee-joint, produced a fresh herpetic eruption on the neck, 
after which the whole of the eruption disappeared in three 
weeks. A.h.Z.Y.p.153. 

Dulcamara is an invaluable remedy for humid, suppurat- 
ing herpes, especially of the genital organs ; it appears, how- 
ever, that it may also be used with benefit in cases of dry, 
scaly herpes. A. h. Z. I. p. 127. 

Dulcamara removed herpes which appeared in the joints 
after long abuse of Sulphur. Ann. I. p. 368. 

Graphites X°, after Phosphorus, removed a herpetic 
eruption on the upper lip, under the nose, itching violently, 
and secreting a quantity of acrid ichor, forming a thick dry 
scurf. — Accompanied by suppurating pimples over the whole 
body, and stinging in the anus previous to stool, which was 
intermitting. Ann. II. p. 348. 

Graphites IV. one dose. 

Symptoms : Herpes on the upper arm, then also on the 
hands, in the face, on the ears, calves, and thighs ; white-gray 
crust of exudated lymph, of the thickness of a goose-quill, the 
skin behind having a red, sore appearance, with violent, cor- 
rosive itching evening and night. — Stiffness and immobility of 
the affected parts. — Nightly tooth and ear-ache, and swelling 
of the cervical glands. Ann. IV. p. 451, 452. 

Herpetin, five doses, one every fourteen days, improved 
herpes on the tibia. 

Symptoms : Bright-red inflammation around the herpes, a 
finger's breadth, with a number of itching-burning pustules. — 
The inner part of the herpes is partially covered with thick 
crusts, from under which a viscid, purulent fluid oozed forth, 
corroding the adjacent parts, and forming new scurfy pimples. 



HERPETIC ERUPTIONS. 339 

— The inflamed parts were surrounded with itch-like, itching 
pimples. A. h. Z. V. p. 53. 

Ledum V, two doses, Merc. sol. II having produced con- 
siderable improvement. Dry, scaly herpes in the face, in- 
tensely burning in the open air, and burning and tensive when 
moving the face. Ann. I. p. 175. 

Lycopodium X°°, in three months Sulphur. 

Symptoms : Herpes in the face, on the nape of the neck 
andcalves, of the size of a dollar, circumscribed, with yellow- 
ish bottom and scaling off. — Violent itching of the herpes when 
becoming heated, and increasing redness of the same after 
friction. After Graphites, they became humid, and after- 
wards they suppurated and spread, with stinging and burning 
pains. Arch. XII. 1, p. 113. 

Lycopodium X°°, afterwards Sulphur. 

Symptoms : Herpes on the upper arms ; red, elevated spot, 
with rash-pimples, containing pus, bursting open, diffusing into 
one another, and forming a single suppurating spot surrounded 
by bright redness, and causing a burning stinging pain, which 
hindered the motion of the arm. — Afterwards, hepatic spots on 
the chest, nape of the neck and arms, made their appearance. 
Arch. XII. 1, p. 115. 

Lycopodium, one dose. 

Symptoms : The lower limbs are covered with varices. — 
Herpetic eruption on the legs, moist, with deep fissures, covered 
with thick, straw-colored crusts, and causing a violently burn- 
ing pain, especially in the night. — The hands go to sleep in the 
morning. After Lycop. the varices diminished two thirds. 
Ann. I. p. 172. 

Lycopodium X is said to have had sometimes an injurious 
effect in herpes ; they became ichorous and spreading, and 
continued so until other remedies, especially Sepia, were used. 
A. h. Z. III. p. 116. 

Lycopodium X, repeated doses, for humid, scurfy, itching 
herpes in the axillae, boils in and around the axillae, and swell- 
ing of the axillary glands. A.h. Z. V. p. 196. 

Mercurius sol. 8, one grain, removed a large herpetic 
eruption, burning when touched. Arch. V. 3, p. 44. 

Mercurius sol. IV cured in a fortnight a herpes, which 
was excessively humid, and exhibiting large scales around the 
border, extending almost over the whole forearm, and making 
even its appearance on the knee. A. h. Z. I. p. 144. 

Mercurius has several times cured herpes appearing after 
mismanaged venereal ulcers, spreading visibly, and becoming 
ichorous. H. in R. II. p. 47. 



340 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

Mercurius sol. IV°°. Impetigo. 

Symptoms : Impetigo on the lower part of the somewhat 
distended abdomen, thigh and genital organs. — The scrotum 
is hard and distended, owing to the pus having dried up. — 
After micturition, which is somewhat painful, a sort of seminal 
fluid makes its appearance at the orifice of the urethra. — Ear 
and nostrils are surrounded by a similar eruption. Hygea, I. 
p. 91. 

Oleander has cured a red, rough, herpes-like skin in front 
of the ear, with fetid moistness behind the ear, and agglutina- 
tion of the concha to the head. A. h. Z. IV. p. 35. 

Petroleum has several times been employed with success 
against itching herpes of the scrotum and perinseum, being 
generally of a hemorrhoidal nature. H. in R. II. p. 128. 

Phosphorus X and V, repeated doses. Against herpes 
resembling hepatic spots, on the neck, chest, etc. Light-brown, 
irregularly shaped spots, but little elevated above the skin, of 
a faint appearance, and rough to the feel ; when moving the 
finger over them, they are pressed together into fine little folds ; 
they sometimes itch, and fine scales may be rubbed off. A . h. 
Z. V. p. 308. 

Psoricum X°, three doses, one every eight days, has cured 
a case of dry, scaly herpes almost perfectly. Pr. Com. II. p. 168. 

Psoricum has produced a striking improvement in invete- 
rate scaly herpes, resulting from itch. A. h. Z. II. p. 69. 

Psoricum has effected the cure of herpes on the palm of 
the hand. A. h. Z. III. p. 176. 

Rhus II, three doses, and externally using one drop of the 
tincture with one hundred drops of water, cured a rest of 
chronic herpes, viz. rough skin and eruption of vesicles upon 
the same, with itching burning. Arch. I. 3, p. 173, 174. 

Rhus X removed, in the space of three weeks, a case of 
herpes lichnoides, spreading over the whole body ; Clematis 
removed the remaining itch-like eruption. Arch. XII. 2, p. 172. 

Sepia X°, improved a case of herpes for a long time. 
Arch. XI. 1, p. 98. Ann. IY. p. 216. 

Sepia X°°, two doses at long intervals, improved a case of 
herpes considerably. 

Symptoms : Herpes in the face and on the dorsum of the 
hand, itching violently, especially in the evening. — A yellowish 
lymph oozes from the fissured skin, forming into thick crusts. 
The skin is hard as parchment, the base and circumference 
of the herpes being red. A. h. Z. p. 42. 

Sepia is likewise suitable for those herpetic eruptions re- 



HERPETIC ERUPTIONS. 34 1 

sembling hepatic spots which have been described under Phos- 
phorus. A. h. Z. V. p. 323. 

Sepia renders great service against humid, itching, burning 
herpes. H. in R. II. p. 242. 

Sepia improves the scaly, shining spots on the limbs, es- 
pecially the lower limbs, of leprous patients.' Arch. XII. 3, p. 
29. 

Sulphur I, one dose, has cured a case of herpes squamosus 
on the forehead within ten days. Arch. XIY. 2, p. 107. 

Sulphur, two doses, at an interval of seven days, has re- 
moved humid herpes, itching, and covering the whole face, 
being thickest on the nose and around the eyes, and here and 
there on the red swollen eyelids, accompanied with great pho- 
tophobia, profuse lachrymation, itching and smarting of the 
eyes, glandular swellings on the neck. A. h. Z. IV. p. 14. 

Sulphur O, one drop, or higher potencies, in repeated 
doses, has helped in herpes, 

(a) In herpes miliaris, phlyctaenodes. Clusters of small 
vesicles filled with a serous lymph, upon an inflamed base, in- 
creasing to the size of a dollar or a hand's breadth, forming 
scattered, circumscribed, irregular spots separated by a healthy 
skin, especially on the extremities, itching, burning, either hu- 
mid, or else covered with thin whitish scabs. 

(6) In herpes crustaceus (impetigo Willan). Clusters of 
thick-set vesicles upon a red circumscribed base, secreting a 
purulent lymph which, when drying up, forms thick, yellow, 
greenish crusts. These crusts frequently fall off, whilst new 
ones are formed upon the humid, somewhat elevated, red, blu- 
ish parts of the skin, generally in the face ; these latter are 
likewise itching and burning. A. h. Z. VI. p. 19, 20. 

Sulphur 2 has removed a case of dry, furfuraceous 
herpes. A . h. Z. I. p. 176. 

Sulphur II 4 , four doses, one every four days, afterwards 
Graphites. 

Symptoms : Humid herpes on the calf and tibia, burning 
at periodical intervals, itching and flowing. Hygea I. p. 49. 

Zincum IV 000 cured small rough, itching, herpetic spots on 
the hands accompanied with bleeding of the gums. Ann. I. 
p. 181. 

Zincum, first trituration, repeated doses. Herpes of the 
tonsils, the soft palate and root of the tongue, generally coming 
on after gonorrhoea. 

Symptoms : Simple pains in the throat, afterwards smart- 
ing, erosive and stitching pain in the throat, worse when swal- 
lowing and clearing the throat. — The tonsils are somewhat 



342 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

swollen and red ; the velum pendulum palati is likewise some- 
what red; these parts are covered with irregularly shaped, bluish- 
white flat spots, of the appearance of lard, elevated, feeling hard 
on the surface. A. h. Z. VI. p. 24. 



PEMPHIGUS. 

Dulcamara, one dose. In a child of one year. 

Symptoms : Desires many things, and then rejects them. 
— A good deal of thirst. — Slimy, brownish, diarrhoeic stools. — 
— Urine turbid, having a strong smell and causing a burning 
pain upon the skin. — Uneasy, intractable. — Faint, weak, ema- 
ciated. — Violently itching vesicles of the size of peas, contain- 
ing a yellowish watery fluid, upon a red base, forming ulcers 
that spread and secrete a bright-reddish ichor, covered with a 
brown-red crust painful to the touch ; the skin under the crust 
remains bright-red. — The posterior half of the body and the 
extremities are covered with the eruption.— Arch. III. 2, p. 
219. 

Rhus X, vesicular eruption, after suppression of the 
menses. 

Symptoms : Chilliness, followed by swelling, burning, and 
small vesicles on the hands, forearms, feet and legs. — The ves- 
icles become filled with pus, and change to humid scurf. Ann. 
II. p. 345. 

Rhus, against chronic pemphigus in the face, on the neck, 
the upper and lower limbs. 

Symptoms : Large, flat vesicles upon a red base, contain- 
ing a sero-purulent fluid, partly becoming dry and forming 
moderately thick, brown scurfs, partly changing to flat ulcers, 
partly to humid excoriations. — Where the vesicles heal up the 
skin remains red as blood, shining, dry like paper, scaly and 
insensible. — Paralytic weakness of the extremities. A. h. Z. 
V. p. 321. 

4. ZONA. 

Graphites X 5 , three doses, one every other day. 

Symptoms : Large vesicles upon an inflamed base, extend- 
ing from the umbilicus to the dorsal spine. — When the vesicles 
are scratched open, they burn horribly. A. h. Z. I. p. 71. 

Arsenicum V, one drop, in one case relieved very speedily 
a burning which was especially troublesome in the night. Sul- 
phur is likewise suitable in some cases. A. h. Z. I. p. 89. 



CRUSTA LACTEA. 343 

Pulsatilla belongs among those remedies, which may 
frequently be used in this affection. A. h. Z. I. p. 159. 

Rhus X has cured a case of zona, where small pustules 
formed upon a red base ; first they were scattered, afterwards 
they flowed into one another secreting a purulent fluid and 
spreading around half the body. Arch. XII. 3, p. 127. 

5. CRUSTA LACTEA. 

Arsenicum has sometimes cured crusta lactea. Arch. III. 
3, p. 177. 

Bryonia, see above, Eruptions. 

Dulcamara IV and VI, repeated doses. 

Symptoms : Small pustules surrounded with a red areola, 
some of them clustering, some isolated, bursting open rapidly, 
emitting a quantity of tenacious, viscid, yellowish fluid, drying 
up speedily and forming thick, yellow, brown, coherent crusts, 
and covering forehead, temple, cheeks, and chin, itching vio- 
lently. — The secretion of lymph continues under the crusts, 
which are speedily reproduced when falling off. A. h.Z. V. p. 
163. 

Graphites X, one dose. 

Symptoms : Scurfy, ulcerated nose, upper and lower lip, 
itching some what. — Great heaviness and weariness of the lower 
limbs. Ann. II. p. 346, 347. 

Hepar s. sometimes cures pimples, or pustules, or crusts in 
the face. Arch. III. 1, p. 61. 

Lycopobium X is very efficient against crusta lactea. .4. 
h. Z. V. p. 194. 

Psoricum X°° cured a child whose face was entirely cov- 
ered with a thick crust, and suffering with swelling of the lips 
and eyelids, and photophobia ; large sores on the head and 
behind the ears, and violent rubbing of the eyes. A. h. Z. IV. 
p. 14. 

Psoricum, two doses in three weeks, cured an humid, 
strong-smelling, crust-shaped eruption over the whole face, 
closing the eyes entirely. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 132. 

Rhus, and in eight days Hepar, cured a sort of crusta 
serpiginosa, disfiguring the whole face. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 121. 

Sassaparilla, three doses, removed crusta lactea. Ann. 
II. p. 115. 

Sepia X is very efficient against crusta lactea. One case 
was accompanied with warts in the face. A. h. Z. V. p. 323. 

Sulphur I, followed by Sepia X. Eruption in the face. 

Symptoms : Clusters of small white vesicles on cheeks, 



344 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

forehead, and eyelids, afterwards bursting open and diffusing 
into one another and forming scabs, itching violently in the 
evening. — Agglutination of the eyelids in the morning. — Large 
sores in and around the nostrils, and in the bends of the hip- 
joints. — Diminution of sight ; dim state of the cornea. 
Ann. III. p. 302. 

Sulphur, repeated doses, is extremely efficient in crusta 
lac tea and porrigo. A. H. Z. III. p. 116. 

Sulphur, given to the nursing mother, removed from the 
face of the baby small red blotches, mingled with white-yel- 
lowish pimples, and some larger crusts. I. d. h. H. II. p. 150, 

6. PORRIGO. 

Arsenicum. Porrigo on the occiput, with swelling of the 
cervical glands and those of the nape of the neck. 

Symptoms : A number of scattered pustules, superficial, 
with inflamed base, filled with a purulent fluid, and diffus- 
ing into one another afterwards, bursting shortly and pouring 
forth their contents, which dry up and form with the hair 
thick, yellow, firm crusts, from under which a lymphatic, 
purulent, and sometimes bloody fluid, of the consistence of 
honey, and itching violently, afterwards oozes out. A. h. Z.Y. 
p. 33. 

Baryta acet. removed a case of tinea capitis humida, 
the whole head being moist, and the posterior cervical glands 
being swollen. A. h. Z. V. p. 35. 

Calcarea X, one drop, one dose. 

Symptoms : Atheroma behind the ear (a sore, inflamed, 
soft tumor). — Thick, puffy lips, bloated, pale countenance. — 
Frequent glandular swellings of the neck. — Humid scald- 
head. The eruption and the atheroma disappeared at the same 
time. Ann. III. p. 35. 

Calcar is suitable in both dry, scaly and humid scald- 
head. All. h. Z. V. p. 81. 

Graphites X, every eight days, cured a case of scald- 
head, after which erysipelas of the face made its appearance. 
Pr. Com. II, p. 7. 

Graphites X 00 , five doses at intervals of eight days re~ 
moved a case of tinea capitis humida, spreading over the ver- 
tex and being accompanied with itching and falling off of the 
hair. A. h. Z. IV. p. 306, 314. 

Hep. s. I, one dose. 

Symptoms : Great falling off of the hair. — Blotches and 
scurf upon the head, in the face and nape of the head, pain- 



porrigo. 345 

ful when touched. Itching of the hairy scalp. — Nightly ag- 
glutination of the eyelids ; slight redness of the eyeballs. — 
Small ulcer on the cornea. Frequent tenesmus of the rectum, 
with difficult stool. — Sour-smelling sweat in the night. — Out 
of humor, peevish. Ann. I. p. 78. 

Hep. s. cured a case of humid scaldhead, the occiput being 
the seat of the affection. A. h. Z. V. p. 84. 

Lycopodium X° cured a case of humid scaldhead in a girl 
of ten months, accompanied with soreness of the genital 
organs and the inner surface of the thighs. A. h. Z. IV. p. 13. 

Lycopodium X° removed a case of humid, fetid porrigo, 
with difficulty of hearing ; a dry yellow scald remained, for 
which Hepar 2 was given. A. h. Z. 17. p. 37. 

Lycopodium, principal remedy. Small children take it 
every eight days, or one or two drops of Lyc. X in all ; larger 
every three days ; the cure was completed in from three to four 
weeks. 

Symptoms : The occiput and portions of the sinciput were 
covered by a coherent thick crust, forming one thick mass with 
the hair, and at times appeared loose and porous, accompanied 
with vermin and itching. — Under the crust a lymphatic, bloody 
or purulent humor was secreted in abundance. — Swelling of 
the posterior and anterior cervical glands. — Fetid odor of the 
head. — Pale, sickly complexion. — Small red pimples, the tips of 
which being full of pus, are disseminated over the face. Humid 
scald behind the ears, the whole of the external ear being some- 
times covered with the eruption. — Purulent discharge from the 
ear. A. h. Z. V. p. 193. 

Oleander I, one drop. In a full-grown female. 

Symptoms : Eruption on the hairy scalp, excessively 
itching, and burning when scratched, especially at night ; now 
scaly, now humid. — The whole scalp feels as if raised by 
a serous fluid. Arch. VIII. 2, p. 76. 

Psoricum X°, three doses. In a child of one year. 

Symptoms : Pimples and pustules over the whole of the 
hairy scalp, containing quantities of pus, increasing in size and 
itching violently. — Scabs of a dirty yellow color, leaving a sore 
place behind from which a lymph is secreted, which tinges 
the linen yellow, and makes it stiff, and finally forms new 
crusts. — The eruption has a bad smell. — Large pustules on the 
arms, and other parts of the body refusing to heal. Pr. C. II. 
p. 166, 167. 

Psoricum, one dose, cured a real porrigo, which came on 
after birth. A. h. Z. II. p. 174. 

Phosphorus has cured a case of dry porrigo, the scabs 
x 



346 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

being more or less thick and dropping off as dry scales. A.h.Z. 
III. p. 170. 

Rhus. IV., one drop. Chronic porrigo in a boy of fourteen 
years. 

Symptoms : Thick crusts over the whole of the hairy 
scalp, from behind which a greenish pus was secreted. — Violent 
itching behind the crusts at night. — The hair falls off more 
and more. Ann. I. p. 173. 

Rhus : Porrigo of sucklings. 

Symptoms : Round scattered vesicles on the hairy scalp, 
from the size of a pea to that of a hazelnut, with a narrow, red- 
dish, not much inflamed border, filled with a serous, purulent 
fluid, the secretion of pus or lymph continuing after the burst- 
ing of the vesicles, or in the place of this, large, flat, yellow 
crusts being formed. A. h. Z. V- p. 321. 

Sepia has been found useful when the porrigo became 
humid and ichorous. A.h.Z. III. p. 116. 

Staphisagria IX, half a drop. In a child of eighteen 
months. 

Symptoms : Humid porrigo on the right side of the head, 
near the posterior corner of the parietal bone, having a horrid 
smell. — Small pustules in the nape of the neck, in different 
parts. — The cervical glands are a little swollen. Ann. I. p. 
356. A. h. Z. VI. p. 18. 

Sulphur VIII, being allowed a long time to act, and the 
improvement continuing all the time ; lastly Graphites X°°. 

Symptoms : Pimples on the head, bursting open, emitting 
ichor, forming crusts and itching violently. — After the healing 
of the crusts the eyes become red, painful, inflamed and run- 
ning, or else there are mucous discharges from the vagina, al- 
though the child is only six years old. Arch. II. p. 114. 

Sulphur, first given to the mother, then to the child. 

Symptoms : Thick crust on the top of the head, of the 
color of dark straw, from behind which a yellow, thick, puru- 
lent fluid was secreted. — The body was covered with scattered, 
red pimples, furnished with yellow tips. — Greenish diarrhoea, 
especially frequent in the night. — Every evacuation was pre- 
ceded by screams and writhing. — Restlessness, sleeplessness. 
— Emaciation. Ann. I. p. 174. 

Sulphur sometimes produces exsiccation immediately, and 
takes away the bad smell, sometimes it produces an aggrava- 
tion until the third week, after which the cure is so much more 
rapid. A. h. Z. IV. p. 261. 

Sulphur is suitable in humid, but still more in dry porrigo. 
A. h. Z. VI. p. 20. 



PLICA POLONICA— ITCH. 347 

Tinein X cured several children, sometimes only one, some- 
times several doses being given. A.h.Z. IV. p. 39. 

Vinca minor, one drop of the tincture, removed a chronic, 
humid, badly smelling eruption on the head, in the face and 
behind the ears. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 138. 

7. PLICA POLONICA. 

Vinca minor, one drop of the tincture, every eight days, 
cured one case. Arch. XI. 3, p. 145. 

Vinca 28 helped in another case. A. h. Z. III. p. 163. 

8. ITCH-LIKE ERUPTIONS. 

Carbo veg. V, one drop, cured an itch-like eruption, which 
had come on in consequence of the real itch having been sup- 
pressed the year previous by external applications ; in another 
case Carbo X was given first, and in a fortnight after Spir. 
Sulp. VIII, one drop etfecting a cure. Ann. IV. p. 104. 

Causticum removed the itch in several instances, but 
brought out at the same time an eruption proper to the drug. 
Arch. VI. 2, p. 73. 

Causticum X may be given in drop doses for itch, and 
may be repeated. Arch. XII. 2, p. 94, 95. 

Lachesis, two doses. Itch-like eruptions, coming on 
while nursing a patient affected with itch. 

Symptoms : Itching of the whole body ; itching vesicles 
on the hands and feet, after burning. — Amid violent itching 
beating and burning, a large, wide-spread, red swelling comes 
on, the small vesicles being here and there intermingled with 
vesicles of the size of a hazelnut, being at first clear as water, 
and afterwards becoming filled with pus, the principal inflam- 
mation extending up to the elbows and knees. — Some of 
the vesicles became blue-black instead of yellow, with beating, 
burning pains in the swelling, as if the flesh were being torn 
from the bones. The pains affect the head, teeth, chest and 
back ; especially violent, boring pain in the vertex ; causing 
nausea and inclination to vomit ; throbbing and beating in the 
head, during every motion. — After the attacks she lies in a sort 
of stupor. — The worst pains are in the night. — She is always 
thirsty, but she feels nauseated after drinking. — When the 
itching passes off, she has shortness of breathing, and is full of 
anguish. Arch. XV. 1, p. 53. 

Lachesis soon cured a kind of dry itch. Arch. XV. 2, p 
149. 



348 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

Mercur. acet. removed an itch-like eruption over the 
whole body, consisting of itching vesicles, bursting over and 
burning like fire after scratching. Arch. V. 3, p. 42. 

Mercurius dulcis has been curative in dry, rash-like, 
readily bleeding itch. Ann. II. p. 154. 

Mercurius has been successfully employed against itch, 
which had been mismanaged by Sulphur. A. h. Z. V. 
p. 232. 

. Natrum carb. has cured itch in the abdomen of leprous 
patients. Arch. XII. 3, p. 3. 

Psoricum X, three doses, has removed recent itch which 
had been caught, with pustules on the elbow-joints and the 
wrist. Arch. XII. 2, p. 91 and 96. 

Psoricum has cured mismanaged itch, making its appear- 
ance in the shape of excessively painful and burning spots of 
a dark color on the extremities. Psorin brought the itch out 
again, and the case was completed in seven weeks after the 
fourth dose. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 131. 

Psoricum relieved some cases of itch, and aggravated 
others. Arch. XY. 1, p. 118. 

Psoricum, three doses, every other day, completely cured 
three cases of itch ; one case was characterized by large vesi- 
cles. A. h. Z. II. p. 192. 

Psoricum, two doses, cured a case of dry, itching scabies 
within sixteen days ; the eruption spread over arms and legs, 
and was most frequent in the joints of the fingers. A. h. Z 
IV. p. 14. 

Psoricum X°°, giving only one dose to the child, and two 
or four doses to the parents, removed a case of inveterate dry 
itch. 

Symptoms : The eruption had become concentrated around 
the wrist-joints, forearm, elbows and under the arms, on the 
inner side of the thighs, and in the bends of the knees. — In the 
mother the eruption had assumed the appearance of pimple- 
shaped herpes on the thighs, and in the child that of a rash- 
like exanthema. — Itching when becoming warm, and in the 
evening when in bed. 

Psoricum removed a case of scabies of three weeks' stand- 
ing, and two doses of it cured itch-like pimples upon and 
around the nipple, itching violently and emitting a humor. 
A. h. Z. IV. p. 69, 70. 

Psoricum, two doses, one every eight days, removed pim- 
ples on the hands and between the fingers, itching violently 
when warm. J, d. h. H. I. p. 167. 

Sepia VI co ° removed a dry itch-like eruption over the 



itch. 349 

whole body, especially on the limbs, with violent itching in 
the evening, resulting from suppressed itch. Ann. II. p. 345. 

Sepia X, one drop, cured a second appearance of an eruption 
of itch, after it had been removed once. Ann. IV. p. 105. 

Sepia X effected considerable improvements in some cases, 
but Sulphur completed the cure. A. h. Z. I. p. 188. 

Sulphur, tincture, one pellet, cured some cases of itch, where 
the patients were covered all over with itch, within eight or ten 
days. The second trituration removed a case of chlorosis with 
itch, characterized by itch-ulcers, daily bleeding of the nose, 
attacks of oppression of the chest, palpitation of the heart, great 
weakness, pale complexion, dry skin. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 94. 

Sulphur, three doses, repeated at short intervals, removed a 
case of itch which would not yield to Sulphur when used in 
the ordinary way. Arch. XI. 1, p. 45. 

Sulphur X, one dose, cured about forty cases of itch, gen- 
erally between ten and fourteen days. Arch. II. p. 119. 

Sulphur X° does nothing in itch ; according to some, the 
eruption increases excessively. Instead of this they recom- 
mend to give Sulphur X, one drop, every eight days, five or 
six doses being necessary in all ; sometimes Causticum X, one 
drop, had to be given in repeated doses. Arch. XII. 2, p. 88. 

Sulphur, first tritur., followed in eight days by Spir. Sulp., 
has removed itch, but the itching increased, and new pustules 
kept constantly coming out, requiring ultimately the use of 
Sepia X. In other cases Sulp. 2, * grain, was sufficient, 
without producing any great primary effect. Ann. II. p. 344. 

Sulphur 4, relieved permanently the troublesome itching in 
a case of humid itch ; the eruption dried up and scaled off. Ano- 
ther case was relieved by Rhus, and Staph. ; a third case by 
Sulp., Rhus, and Ars. A. h. Z. I. p. 145. 

Sulphur VIII, one dose, removed a case of recent itch in 
twenty-one days. In other cases Sulp. 24, 25, 26, was used 
in succession. A. h. Z. I. p. 188. 

Sulphur, high potence, smelling, is said to remove scabies 
easily, even in cases where the eruption had become aggra- 
vated by taking Sulphur externally. A. h. Z. III. p. 4. 

Sulphur I, or X°°, has frequently cured the itch after one 
dose, sometimes not at all, or only after repeating the dose. 
A. h, Z. III. p. 105. 

Sulphur (Spir.) one drop, one dose every fortnight in full- 
grown persons, has frequently rendered great service in recent 
itch ; in a child it disappeared after taking Sulphur 2d trit. 
In cases of inveterate itch, which had been mismanaged by ex- 



350 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

cessive doses of Sulphur : Merc, Calc, Causticum and Se- 
pia have to repair the damage. A. h. Z. VI. p. 19. 

Sulphur -n^nnr 1-4 doses every five days ; the itch had 
frequently completely disappeared after the lapse of nine days. 

Symptoms : Eruptions, especially on the wrist and elbow- 
joints, containing yellowish water, the itching being intolera- 
bly voluptuous, particularly violent in the evening, and scratch- 
ing producing a sore pain. Arch. V. 3, p. 42, 43. 

Sulphur II 000 , smelling three times a day, cured a case 
of itch, which, according to all appearances, had been treated 
with too much Sulphur. 

Symptoms : The body was dotted with itch-pustules. — 
Emaciation. — Sleepiness. — Fits, resembling epilepsy. — Color 
of the skin dirty-gray. Arch. XV. 9, 1, p. 126. 

Sulphur 4, in two days after, Sulphur 6, and in two days 
after, unless the itching abated, Sulphur 18, effected a rapid 
cure of the itch in Russia ; cases of itch having a very greasy 
appearance, did not yield to that mode of treatment. A. h. Z. 
II. p. 67. 

Veratrum, two doses, removed an eruption which was very 
similar to the dry, small itch, but not contagious, with nightly 
itching, and the child screaming in the night ; inflammation 
of the eyelids, constant diarrhoea with distended abdomen, and 
emaciation. Ann. II. p. 184. 

8. SCROFULA. 

Acid. mur. appears to be an excellent remedy in scrofulous 
ophthalmia. H. in R. I. p. 3. 

Arsenicum and China dispute the rank to Bell ad. in 
the treatment of diseases of the mesenteric glands in children. 
Arch. III. 1, p. 56. 

Aurum mur. cured in a few days an ulcerated nose and 
ulcerated upper lip in a scrofulous child. Hygea I. p. 36. 

Belladonna not only deserves a preference in the treat- 
ment of induration of the glands of the neck and other parts of 
the body, but it does likewise good service in scrofulous dys- 
crasia of children characterized by great difficulty of learning 
to walk. It likewise deserves especial consideration (next to 
China) when the scrofulous disposition is characterized by in- 
continence of urine. It is also useful against purulent dis- 
charges from the ears, especially when the children cry invo- 
luntarily, grasp at the ears, and are waked in the night by the 
pain. Arch. XL 2, p. 76. 



.SCROFULA 351 

Baryta renders great service in scrofulous diseases, espe- 
cially when the cervical glands have become swollen and are 
hard as a stone, in dry porrigo and in atrophy. H. in R. I. p. 140. 

Calcarea has been frequently employed with great suc- 
cess after Sulphur, especially when there was no constipation. 
Arch. XII. 3, p. 143. 

Calcarea is the principal remedy in glandular affections 
of children. It has been given in doses of four pellets of X 
potence, one dose every seven days, to children of from six 
months to three years old, with scrofulous habit, distended 
abdomen, and indurated glands, even when the indurated 
mesenteric glands Avere hard as pebbles and of the size of a 
hazelnut. Arch. XV. 1, p. 101. 

Calcarea, in repeated doses, does great service when the 
reproductive system is especially affected. 

Symptoms : Muscles flaccid, absence of turgescence in the 
skin, may be folded round the bones. Voracious appetite. Ab- 
domen hard and prominent. Excrements clay-like, now scanty 
and knotty, now papescent and watery. Aversion to muscular 
motion. Contrary mood, want of cheerfulness. Restless sleep. 
Body and especially the head are covered with sweat. Chronic 
inflammation of the eyes and eyelids, with great photophobia, 
lachrymation and agglutination of the eyelids, with painful 
pressure in the eyes. Causticum has likewise been recom- 
mended under those circumstances. Ann. IV. p. 139, 140. 

Calcarea, one dose, in a child with crooked limbs and 
hyperostosis of the ankles. 

Symptoms : Has refused to tread for eight week past, with 
aching pain in the limbs. The stool is frequently mixed with 
blood. Somewhat distended abdomen. J. d. h. H. I. p. 193. 

Pinus (the recent sap of the spring-shoots) VI°°, internally, 
and one drop of the same attenuation mixed with 100 drops 
of water as a liniment in the small of the back and joints, in a 
very short time enabled a child to walk. A.h.Z. III. p. 64. 

Staphisagria, tincture, one drop. Scrofula with marked 
phthisical symptoms. 

Symptoms : Constant hoarseness. Cough, with purulent 
discharge, especially in the night. Pain in the child, some- 
times oppressive, sometimes clawing. Pressure on the chest in 
the morning. Constant coryza, with ulcerated nostrils. Thick 
upper lip. Hard painful swelling of the submaxillary glands. 
Swelling of the cervical, axillary and inguinal glands. Readily 
ulcerated skin ; frequent furuncles. Bloated abdomen ; great 
appetite. Sluggish, sometimes diarrhceic stool. Fetid night 
sweat. Faintness. Day-drowsiness. Sensitiveness inducing 



352 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

a ready flow of tears. In the evening chilliness, flushes of 
heat, accelerated pulse. Ann. II. p. 167. 

Sulphur is the best remedy to begin with in scrofula, 
from simple glandular swellings up to atrophy and rickets. 
Afterwards Calc. and Silic. are the best remedies. Arch. 
VIII. 3, p. 70. 

Sulphur, one dose, cures scrofulous symptoms. 

Symptoms: Constant rattling in the chest. Profuse run- 
ning of the nose, which causes inflammation. Stye on the up- 
per eyelid. Swelling of the cervical glands. Distended ab- 
domen. Great appetite, and ready sweat. I. d. h. H. II. p. 165. 

9. RICKETS. 

Belladonna, Sulphur, Merc, and even Asa, are recom- 
mended for this affection. Arch. III. 1, p. 58. 

Calcarea is a distinguished remedy when the fontanelles 
remain open too long, when the diaphyses of the long bones do 
not acquire sufficient hardness, but bend and curb towards the 
sides, and when the vertebral column is too weak to carry the 
weight of the body. Likewise in hyperostosis of the extrem- 
ities of the long bones, what goes under the name of double- 
growth of the joints. Ann. IV. p. 138. 

10. CURVATURE OF THE SPINE. 

Belladonna 16, one drop. Lordosis, with scrofulous 
symptoms. 

Symptoms : Considerable curvature of the lumbar vertebrae 
from behind forward. The right posterior cervical muscles are 
somewhat swollen. Abdomen large and somewhat protruded, 
is constantly leaning against some firm object, staggers and 
falls when going alone. Wetting the bed in the night. Every 
act of deglutition is accompanied with a cough marked by a 
sort of mucous rattling, but without any mucous expectoration, 
vomiting of watery slime, without regurgitation of the ingesta 
through the nostrils. Frequent sudden aphonia, or roughness 
of the voice. Commences to squint; both eyes are turned to- 
wards the nose. Dilatation of the pupils. The face is some- 
times very red. Complains of pain in the throat, nose, eyes and 
head. Every symptom had disappeared in a fortnight. Took 
yet Ruta 2, one drop. Arch. III. 1, p. 58. 

Calcarea X, arid long after Silic. X°, removed great cur- 
vature of the spine in a boy of fifteen months, together with 
most of the other symptoms. 



CURVATURE OF THE SPINE. 353 

Symptoms : The upper dorsal vertebrae are turned to the 
left, the lumbar to the right side. The vertebras are larger than 
natural. Loss of strength in the lower limbs, is unable to tread. 
Boring of the head into the pillow. The head measures twenty- 
three inches round the frontal and occipital protuberances. The 
fontanelles are wide open; the bones of the skull have receded 
from one another. The head is dptted with thin crusts, from 
behind which a peculiar pus oozes forth when pressed upon. 
Sweating of the occiput when lying down. Small herpetic 
blotches, of a dark color, on the forehead, eyelids, nose, cheeks, 
and chin ; they form small, thin, scaly crusts. Similar humid 
crusts, in larger or smaller clusters, forming large sores on the 
arms and legs. Appetite great ; abdomen moderately hard. 
Several evacuations day and night, now hard, now papescent 
or watery, and mixed with undigested substances, having 
sometimes a bad smell and a black color. — The urine has an 
ammoniacal odor. — The breathing is very short, sometimes 
rattling. Arch. XI. 1, p. 141. 

Pulsatilla II, one drop, in a fortnight after IV, and in 
three weeks a third dose, cured a case of cyphosis in eight 
weeks. In a boy of two years. 

Symptoms : The five lower dorsal vertebrae were curbed 
from before backwards and somewhat to the right side. — The 
head was but little covered with hair, and the anterior fonta- 
nelle was wide open. — The countenance looked elderly ; un- 
meaning, almost staring look ; dilatation of the pupils ; unable 
to utter a word. — Skin and muscles flaccid and thin. — Dwin- 
dling down of the extremities. — The heads of bones are very 
large, and some bones of the tarsal-joints are very prominent. — 
The thighs are convergent towards the knees, the legs are 
divergent ; is unable to tread. — Abdomen large, flaccid ; hard 
tumors can be felt deep in the abdomen. — Great appetite and 
thirst. — Stool irregular, sometimes soft, mixed with mucus, 
more frequently tenacious than hard, delaying and pressing 
frequently. — Restless and sleepless before midnight. — The 
skin is dotted with rash which itches constantly. — Frequent 
chilliness. — Is unable to sit alone, falls immediately forward or 
to the right side. Ann. I. p. 366. 

Sulphur IIP. Cyphosis, having set in two months ago. 

Symptoms : The spine is greatly curbed in the region of 
the upper dorsal vertebrae, forming a cyphosis between the 
shoulders. — The short neck is set, as it were, upon the shoul- 
ders, and it gives him great trouble to turn the neck. — At this 
moment he is suffering with trismus and tetanus. — The urine 
comes off drop by drop and with moaning. — No stool, no 



354 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

sleep. — The spasms were removed by Cicuta X°°, the diffi- 
culty of urinating by Staphisagria X°. — The hunch disap- 
peared in eight days. Arch. VII. 2, p. 48. 

Sulphur is the most efficient remedy, when given at the 
commencement of the treatment, even in lordosis, cyphosis, 
and scoliosis. Arch. VII. 3, p. 71. 

• 
11. DISEASES OF THE BONES ; CARIES. 

Angustura 1-6, one dose a day, taken for some time, is 
said to be a specific against caries ; coifee has to be strictly 
avoided. Hygea II. p. 33. 

Asa affords help not only in hyperostosis, but also in the 
various other diseases of the bones, ramoliissement, caries, and 
in diseases of the periosteum. H. in R. I. p. 126. 

Asa IIP , repeated afterwards ; giving in the first place 
China to correct the pernicious effects of Mercury ; besides 
Mezereum, Silic. and Sulp. — Hyperostosis. 

Symptoms : The swelling of the bone commences two 
fingers' breadth below the tuberosity of the tibia, increasing 
gradually to the middle, and being a little less below, but suf- 
ficient to make the malleolus interims imperceptible both to the 
touch and sight. — The centre of the swelling is marked by a 
place of the size of a dollar, somewhat red and sensitive. — 
The skin covering the affected bone is somewhat thicker than 
usual, and almost like leather. — The pains are dull-drawing 
pains, digging-up, worse when at rest ; when walking the pain 
is more tensive. — Complexion pale, flesh flaccid. — Appetite 
small. — The sleep is interrupted by the pain. — Mind irritated, 
anxious, desponding. Arch. VIII. 2, p. 42. 

Asa fcet. II, one drop, one dose. Caries of the leg, con- 
sequent upon a mismanaged mosquito-bite. The cure was ef- 
fected in thirty-six days, and accompanied with the expulsion 
of a piece of bone. 

Symptoms : Ulcer in the internal side of the tibia, two 
and a half inches long and one and a half inches broad, with 
hard edges of blue appearance, and with caries of the tibia. — 
Fetid suppuration. — Above and below the ulcer portions of the 
flesh are gangrened ; the parts around the ulcer are extremely 
sensitive ; the edges are exceedingly painful when touched. — 
Dark-red, hot swelling, extending from the calf to the external 
malleolus. — Digging-up sensation in the internal side of the 
foot. — Tensive burning in the calf. — Fine stitches in the big 
toe. — Violent pains in the whole of the left side, from the head 
to the big toe. Arch, VI. 3, p. 110. 



DISEASES OF THE BONES ; CARIES. 355 

Asa, preceded by Sulphur which converted the ichor into 
mild pus ; also Acid, nitri and Acid, phosph. in alterna- 
tion, effected the cure of caries of the leg and fore-arm in six 
months. 

Symptoms : There are seven holes in the tibia, with dis- 
charge of fetid ichor, marked with black spots, and expulsion 
of portions of bone. — The soft parts are indurated and painful. 
— There are similar holes in the arm and the other foot. — New 
inflammatory symptoms set in from time to time, followed by 
more frequent discharge of thinner and more fetid ichor. Ann. 
I. p. 184. 

Asa, in alternation with Acid, phosp., given in alloeopa- 
thic doses, effected the cure of caries and necrosis. A. h. Z. 
VI. p. 136. 

Aurum, together with other remedies, is useful in hyperos- 
tosis caused by Mercury ; it is a specific for mercurial ozaena 
with caries. H. in R. I. p. 132. 

Belladonna VI removed a case of malaise, caused b}?" 
abuse of Mercury, where the common remedies had no effect. 

Symptoms : Tophus of the frontal bone, with violent and 
frequently intolerable pain. — The palate is covered with deep, 
grayish and very painful ulcers. — Violent titillating cough with 
discharge. — Deep melancholy. — Emaciation. A. h. Z. VI. p. 119. 

Dulcamara 20, afterwards Staphisagria 20, Rhus. X, 
one drop, two doses, and lastly Sulphur I, removed hyperos- 
tosis of the arm, with dark-red inflamed portions of skin, ichor- 
ous ulcers and burning pain ; occasioned by suppression of 
itch. Ann. IV. p. 408. 

Lycopodium X°°, Silicea VIII 00 , three doses, Meyer. 
VIII 00 and lastly Ledum, cured scrofulous hyperostosis in a 
child of eight years. 

Symptoms : Scrofulous habit. — Small dry scabs on the top 
of the head. — The left foot was swollen up to the malleo- 
lus, with a soft, sharply circumscribed swelling in the region 
of the malleolus interims, of the size of a half apple, and pain- 
ful to the touch, as if there were subcutaneous ulceration. — 
Cicatrices of former caries. — Slight hyperostosis of the internal 
malleolus, painful to the touch. — Violent stitching pains in the 
joint and toes, hindering treading. — Some fever in the even- 
ing. — Mind anxious, sensitive mood. Pr. C. I. p. 169. 

Lycopodium has been recommended in inflammation of 
the bone and caries. A. h. Z. I. p. 162. 

Mer. sol. IV, two doses, cured a violent hyperostosis of the 
tarsus, causing violent pain, and threatening to break open. 
Ann. IV. p. 433. 



356 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

Mezereum I, one drop, removed a painful hyperostosis of 
the foot, threatening to break open. The swelling was simul- 
taneously poulticed with Symphytum. Arch. VI. 3, p. 103. 

Mezereum II, together with Pulsat. IV°° (which was 
given for the purpose of antidoting Asa, which had been 
given in too powerful doses). Sabina V, Silicea VI°°, Cal- 
car. X°°, and lastly Lycop. X°°, effected the cure of a case of 
hyperostosis with ulcer. Silic. and Calc. did most. 

Symptoms : Swelling of the radius a few inches below 
the elbow-joint, this swelling being marked with a badly sup- 
purating ulcer. — The arm is bent into a right angle. — A large 
portion of the arm looks bluish-red on the flexor surface, the 
muscles and cellular tissue are hard and enlarged, and a burn- 
ing pain is experienced in those parts.— Drawing pains in the 
whole arm. — Swelling of the axillary glands. — Paleness and 
emaciation. — Loss of appetite. — Sometimes fever. — Profuse 
morning-sweats. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 39. 

Phosphorus X, one drop a day, for a fortnight, afterwards 
every other day for three weeks to come, after this period a 
drop every eight days, effected the cure of exostoses and 
tophi (large and small swellings of bone). 

Symptoms : Exostoses on the frontal, parietal and occipi- 
tal bones of the size of a bean to that of a hazelnut/ — The cla- 
vicle has more than twice its ordinary size. — The swellings 
are painful when pressing upon them a little strongly. — At 
night, violent tearing boring pains are experienced in the 
affected bones, causing a painful feeling in the whole of the 
head, face, teeth, and lower limbs. — Glandular swellings in the 
nape of the neck. — Ulcers on the gums. — Several attacks of 
bitter, sour vomiting a day. — Every thing he takes seems to 
turn acid, hence corrosively sour eructations, burning in the 
mouth, fauces and stomach, continued hiccough. — Burning 
cutting colic. — Constipation. — Thirst. — Emaciation, miserable 
complexion. — Weakness. — Fainting sensation when raising 
the head. — Paralytic weakness in the right arm and lower 
limb. — Herpes in the left elbow-joint. — Periodical general itch- 
ing.— Boils.— A. h. Z. V. p. 309. 

Sepia X°°, and in six weeks Acid. nitr. X°, effected 
within nine weeks the cure of a case of caries and hyperostosis. 

Symptoms : Open ulcer on the outer side of the leg, with 
discharge of watery, lymph-like ichor. — The affected limb has 
less volume than the other. — On probing, a long fistula is 
traced as far as the knee, at the end of which a small rough 
caries of bone is distinguished. — Stool two or three times a day, 
loose. — Cough every morning, often unto vomiting, but always 



DISEASES OF THE BONES ; CARIES. 357 

dry. — Exostosis at the lower end of the radius, of about four 
inches long, and painful to the touch. — Frequent chilliness. — 
Restless sleep, tossing about and loud talking during sleep. 
Jinn. II. p. 365. 

Silicea is a powerful remedy for hyperostosis and caries, 
Arch. VIII. 1, p. 39. 

Silicea X° began the cure of a caries of the tibia ; this re- 
sult having been destroyed again by carelessness, Asa YI 00 , 
Calc. X°, Mezer. VI 00 , Sil. X°, Sulp. X°, and lastly Acid, 
nitr. X° hadto be afterwards employed. 

Symptoms : Caries of the tibia in several places ; the foot 
was excessively painful, not bearing the slightest contact, the 
wounds had a bad color, secreting a fetid pus; the tarsal joint 
had already become affected. Arch. IX. 3, p. 91. 

Silicea X 000 (the pain having been relieved by Arnica 
YI 000 ), in eight weeks Calc X 00 , in nine weeks after Sul- 
phur X°°, and lastly Colocynthis for stiffness of the joint- 
Caries of the arm, brought on by a fall from a tree. 

Symptoms : Appearance of boils which did not heal, and 
from which pieces of bone were expelled. — Tearing pain in 
the arm with pressure, hyperostosis of the arm from the 
wrist to beyond the elbow-joint. — No rest in the night owing to 
pain ; has to lay his arm now on the left, now the right side. 
Arch, XII. 1, p. 86. 

Silicea X 000 , after the pain had been removed by Arnica 
IV 000 , and the phthisical symptoms by Lycopodium 28°°°. 
Hyperostosis and ulcers on the leg, remote consequence of a 
blow, accompanied with pituitous phthisis. 

Symptoms: Emaciation of the whole body; excessive 
sweat day and night, and lancinating headache, with roaring 
in the ear. — Countenance pale, sunken, covered with viscid 
sweat, the eyes are half staring and without any lustre, sur- 
rounded with black-blue rings ; the nose pointed and dry, the 
lips likewise. — Much thirst, no appetite. — Bitter taste. — Fre- 
quent constipation, but generally diarrhoeic, watery stools. — Has 
to sneeze frequently ten or twelve times. — Violent, continuous 
hiccough, for half hours. — Violent cough night and day, with 
copious white, greenish expectoration. — Difficult breathing; 
has almost to sit up in the recumbent posture. — Horrid pain in 
the thigh, over the knee, anteriorly, lancinating and boring at 
the same time, more violent in the night. — Hyperostosis of the 
thigh from the knee to the groin ; when applying the bandage 
half a pint of sanguineous pus was discharged from the opened 
mouth. Arch. XII. 1, p. 89. 

Silicea did great service in diseases of the bones ; when 



358 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

the bones was destroyed, Silicea appeared to facilatate its ex- 
pulsion, after which the ulcer became soon clean and the cure 
progressed rapidly. Arch. XII. 3, p. 148. 

Silicea X°, one dose. Caries of the finger. 

Symptoms : The extremity of the middle-finger distended, 
white, pithy, and in the tip of the finger an opening of the size 
of a pin's head, discharging a small quantity of fetid pus ; a few 
weeks ago a small splinter of bone had been discharged. — Pain 
in the finger, stitching, violent, also in the night, and accom- 
panied with tearing along the arm up to the axilla. Ann. II. 
p. 365. 

Silicea cured caries and hyperostosis of the lower jaw. 
Pr. Com. I. p. 149. 

Sulphur has been frequently employed as an auxiliary in 
diseases of the bones. 

12. RAPHANIA. 

Belladonna has been found suitable in raphania when the 
following symptoms were present : 

Symptoms : Vertigo unto falling, with face somewhat 
bloated, eyes reddened. — Faintness and debility ; has to lie 
down all the time. — Headache over the whole head, but most 
violent in the forehead. — Restless and anxious sleep, disturbed 
by frightful dreams. — Tingling sensation in the limbs and as if 
they had gone to sleep, frequently interrupted by tearing pains 
in the limbs. — Continual restlessness and anxiety, and slight 
convulsive movements in the extremities. Arch. XI. 2, p. 70. 

Belladonna removed nervous weakness which was some- 
times seen to remain after raphania, and which, in one case, 
had especially affected the eyes, so that the patient was scarcely 
able to see. A. h. Z. I. p. 24. 

Solanum nigrum X generally helped speedily and cei- 
tainly. 

Symptoms : Sudden attacks. — Convulsions, afterwards to- 
nic spasms, curvatures of the limbs from without inwards ; the 
wrist-joint, for instance, was bent inwards, the fingers being 
clenched and the elbow pressed against the chest ; even tetanus. 
In several cases the symptoms bordered on epilepsy, imbecility, 
rage, accompanied with indications of risus sardonius. Arch. 
XL 1, p. 92. 

Solanum nigrum I 00 °, removed spasms in the calves, 
drawing in the fingers, and epileptic fits, which had come on 
one year after the attack of raphania. A remaining dulness of 
mind, characterized by excessive laughter, was removed by 
Belladonna. A. h. Z. 1. p. 23. 



SPASMS. 359 

Solanum nigr. X helped in a case of raphania characterized 
by sadness, anguish, stupor, absence of mind, restlessness, in- 
ducing one to roam about without any sense and without object. 
In some persons it was accompanied with very painful pres- 
sure at the stomach, thirst, and the characteristic spasms and 
convulsions. A. h. Z. III. p. 48. 

Solanum vesic. VI has been found useful in chronic ra- 
phania. One case was characterized by great despondency, 
inability to use one's senses, excessive weakness, intolerable 
tingling in the extremities, beginning in the hands and feet, hae- 
moptysis with violent pressing in the cavity of the chest, frequent 
vomiting of mucus, stiffness of the limbs with slight convulsions. 
Another case was characterized by pressing in the chest, disten- 
tion of the abdomen, complete deadness of the extremities of the 
fingers, with threatening gangrene. Heyne, pr. Erf. p. 96, 97. 

13. SPASMS. 

Aconitum, two doses, removed a kind of tetanus. 

/Symptoms : The boy wakes early, asks for drink, but is 
unable to take the drink on account of the jaws being entirely 
closed. — Eyes distorted ; he looks alternately red and pale, and 
is like one dead. — After taking the first dose he beat about with 
his feet and hands. A. h. Z. I. p. 147. 

Angustura has cured a kind of tetanus with which ne- 
groes are easily affected after receiving a wound. The attack 
consisted in single fits of violent trismus and convulsions of the 
muscles of the back, which bent her violently from before back- 
ward. Arch. VII. 1, p. 89. 

Amygdalarum amar. aqua (bitter almonds), five drops 
every two hours. Spasms after fright. 

Symptoms : Several vomitings of tasteless water after hav- 
ing been indisposed for a few days. — Fits after the vomiting : 
violent anguish every quarter or half hour, after which the eyes 
are turned upward, stare at one point, with dilatation of the pu- 
pils, vanishing of sight, buzzing and tingling before the ear. — 
Tremor and twitching of the facial muscles, distortion, heat 
and redness of the face. — Chattering of teeth ; trembling of the 
upper limbs, followed by trembling of the lower ones, after- 
wards trembling, heat and sweat of the whole body. — Gradu- 
ally the whole body and the extremities are affected with 
spasms and spasmodic contortions. — Palpitation of the heart, 
moaning, partial loss of consciousness. — Between the attacks 
the head feels dreary, there is pain in the region of the heart, 
great faintness, bruised feeling, anguish, restlessness, occasional 



360 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

slumbering lasting only a short while, interrupted by dreams 
about fire, or by starting, convulsive jerks of the body, some- 
times by delirium, cries about help. — Recovered in twenty-four 
hours. A. h. Z. p. 22. 

Arnica X 5 , six doses, one every six days. Spasms caused 
by a fall which took place eight years ago. 

Symptoms : Violent palpitation of the heart, followed by 
nausea ; the joints of the left side of the body become con- 
tracted, the saliva flows out of the mouth. — After this she feels 
yet uncomfortable for a time internally, with violent itching of 
the nose, which she rubs. — Is possessed of her full mental facul- 
ties. — The paroxysm sometimes sets in several times a day, 
sometimes in a few weeks, frequently without any cause. 
Arch. XIV. 3, p. 17. 

Arnica IV co , another dose in three days, effected the cure 
of a case of trismus with opisthotonos, brought on by a wheel 
having passed over the leg. Mercury had relieved the lock- 
jaw ; Arnica effected the cure in eight days. A. h. Z. VI. p. 71. 

Aurum metall. By pressing a gold watch between the 
fingers, hysteric convulsions with violent contractions of the 
hands and fingers were constantly relieved ; there was no loss 
of consciousness. Arch. XV. 2, p. 77. 

Belladonna III, after Stramonium and Arsen., which 
had been administered with but little success. Spasms of 
children. 

Symptoms : Frequent attacks of a quarter of an hour dura- 
tion : the child cries as if angry, stretches the feet, bends back- 
wards, strikes with his hands, rolls over the floor screaming, 
bends double occasionally and clenches the fingers, not the 
thumbs. — The cries become worse by kind persuasion. — The fits 
come also on when the obstinate child is refused that which he 
asks for. — Vomiting of the ingesta. — Violent thirst. — Frequent 
diarrhceic stools, with uudigested food. — Points to the distended 
abdomen with a piteous countenance. — No nightly rest ; toss- 
ing from side to side, wants to lie now in one, now in an- 
other place. Arch. I. p. 95. 

Belladonna X, one drop, several doses at long intervals. 
Complicated spasms. Hyosciamus helped but little. 

Symptoms : Great sadness and melancholy, disposition to 
weep. — Desire to be alone. — He is painfully affected by every 
sad or joyful event, by every change. — Indolence, and aversion 
to every movement, especially in the open air. — Great chilli- 
ness. — Precursory symptoms of the spasms are at times exces- 
sive mirth, at times irresistible melancholy and weeping. — 
Afterwards violent thirst, tormenting anguish, dread of threat- 



spasms. 36 1 

erring danger, frightful visions. — "Violent, audible palpitation of 
the heart ; burning and pricking in the region of the heart, fol- 
lowed by aching pain in the chest and throat, oppressing the 
breathing. — Lastly, loss of consciousness and a terrible tetanic 
spasm, jerking the abdomen and chest forward, bending the 
head backward upon the nape of the neck, producing contor- 
tion of the arms and putting all the nerves upon the stretch, 
which was very painful. — The pain and spasm are increased 
by every slight touch. — The spasm lasts from one hour to one 
hour and a half, but returns frequently. — She frequently ima- 
gines that she will choke, owing to the violent spasm in the 
throat. — After the spasm blue spots make their appearance in 
various places for a short time, looking like ecchymosed spots. 
— Menses delay eight or twelve weeks ; they are scanty, black 
and look burnt, preceded by still more violent tetanic spasms 
— .The menses appeared regularly after taking Pulsat. 5. 
Arch. VII. 3. p. 99. 

Belladonna is suitable for many of the precursory symp- 
toms of tonic spasms, viz. : Partial spasms, shuddering and 
trembling of the limbs ; spasm of the stomach, spasmodic, con- 
tractive sensation in the pit of the stomach, accompanied by 
short breathing and an anxious, uneasy feeling in the chest ; 
this sensation in the pit of the stomach alternately spreads to 
the back and causes a disagreeable drawing and stiffness in the 
nape of the neck and spine, or extends to the inner parts, caus- 
ing spasm in the tongue, impeded deglutition, frequent yawning, 
vertigo, stupefaction. If these symptoms increase, obscuration 
of sight, contortion of the facial muscles, trismus, or spasmodic 
difficulty of swallowing supervene. 

The homoeopathicity of Belladonna to trismus is revealed 
by the following symptoms, especially in children : Restlessness, 
sudden cries and starting, light jerking movements in different 
parts of the body, squinting eyes, inability to swallow, lastly 
more violent spasms, anxious, spasmodic breathing, dilated 
pupils, immoveable, staring eyes, involuntary discharge of 
faeces. 

Bellad. is likewise suitable for the convulsive trembling 
of the head, when not resulting from old age. In other cases 
Cocculus and Aurtjm have been necessary. Arch. XI. 2, 
p. 56. 

Belladonna X°. Spasms in a child. 

Symptoms: The child cries day and night, beats about 
with hands and feet, stamps with the feet, clenches the thumbs, 
makes all sorts of faces, smiles when asleep, and frequently 



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GENERAL AFFECTIONS, 



wakes with a piercing cry. — At times diarrhoea, at times con- 
stipation ; quantity of flatulence. Stramonium cured a relapse* 

In another case Bell. X° removed general spasms, con- 
vulsions in all the limbs, with paleness of face, and small, con- 
tracted pulse. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 108. 

Belladonna 36°. Convulsions in a child. 

Symptoms : Loss of consciousness. — Countenance red and 
bloated. — The body is convulsed, especially the eyes and arms. 
— The foot is sometimes turned backwards entirely, causing 
the joints to crack. — Foam at the mouth. — Abdomen somewhat 
distended. Ann. I. p. 302. 

Belladonna X. Convulsions. 

Symptoms : The fit commences with a smile, followed by 
frightful convulsive movements, so that four men were not able 
to hold the patient. — The body is jeiked upward ; the back is 
bent from before backwards. — Violent cry. — She bites herself 
and tears her dress. — Dilatation of the pupil. — Pulse small and 
spasmodic. — The fit comes on again by the slightest touch, 
Ann. IV. p. 403. 

Cannabis has removed a spasmodic contraction of the 
tendo Achillis, with violent pains. A. h. Z. V. p. 55. 

Causticum has proved curative in various kinds of spasms 
of a child of three years, when other remedies were of no avaiL 
Arch. XIV. 3, p. 96. 

Causticum X, several doses, removed a case of trismus 
completely, which had already been benefited by Merc, viv, 
IV. A. h. Z. IV. p. 110, 111. 

Cham om ill a removed convulsions of the arms and face, 
with contortion of the eyes, in a boy of four years, after getting 
angry ; accompanied by violent feverish heat, hot head, quick 
pulse, bright look, burning thirst, pain in the abdomen and fore- 
head, dry cough, retention of stool. Ann. II. p. 59. 

Chamom. has several times relieved cramps in the calves. 
A. h. Z. II. 63. 

Cicuta X°° has cured two cases of tetanus and trismus. 

Symptoms : Previous to the tetanic spasms setting in, the 
lower limbs are spasmodically contracted and stretched in par- 
oxysms; however, the tetanic stretching and contraction are 
now more permanent. — Violent pain in the limbs, a kind of 
tearing, accompanied with cyphosis, and painful urination 
drop by drop. — No stool, no sleep. Arch. VII. 2, p. 48. 

Cicuta V, one drop. Trismus and other symptoms, conse- 
quent upon a cold brought on by lying in the wet grass, in a 
boy who had been cured of a considerable injury of the head 
by Arnica. 



spasms. 363 

Symptoms : Febrile heat in the commencement, redness 
of face, headache, restless sleep ; bites his tongue. — Afterwards 
pale countenance, face and hands cold. —Closed mouth, to such 
an extent that the tip of the tongue can scarcely pass between 
the teeth. — Heaviness of the head. — Kind of loss of sense. — Is 
generally seated in a corner, sleeping, the head hanging over ; 
wakes only after having been called several times, weeps when 
waking, distorting the face in a manner which almost excites 
laughter, answers unwillingly and in a short manner, stares 
continually in one direction, and holds his head stiff and bent 
forward. — All his movements are tremulous. — Drawing pain in 
the legs and calves when walking, during which his lower 
limbs and body are stiff and he feels giddy. — Frequent convul- 
sive shaking and jerking when sitting, like electric shocks 
through the head, arms and lower limbs. — Tetanic stiffness of 
the body in the morning when in the bed.— A good deal of 
sweat and no sleep in the night. — Small painful ulcers on the 
margin of the tongue and on the inner side of the lips. — Indif- 
ference, sadness. Arch. VI. 1, p. 103. 

Cicuta has permanently removed attacks of opisthotonos, 
jerking of the head forward and backward with widely opened 
mouth and crowing, in a child of five months, brought on by 
taking too many opiates. Ignatia only acted a few days, 
whenever given. A. h. Z. II. p. 26. 

Cocculus IV°°. Convulsions brought on by an ulcer on 
the finger. 

Symptoms : Small, excessively painful pustule on the index- 
finger behind the root of the nail. — The slightest contact causes 
a frightful pain and brings on the spasms. — Paroxysms of ter- 
rible lancinations from the affected finger through the arm and 
chest, followed by anxiety, oppression in the pit of the stomach, 
loss of consciousness, shaking of the extremities and electric 
jerks through the body. — Face bloated, red, hot. — Sweat in the 
face and over the body, now warm, now cold, in drops. — Spas- 
modic pulse. Ann. I. p. 310. 

Citri succus (lemon-juice), two teaspoonfuls every half 
hour ; afterwards the doses became less and were administered 
at longer intervals. Convulsions occasioned by poisoning with 
Stramonium. 

Symptoms : Violent movements of the hands and feet ; 
kicks with his feet and grasp at spots in the air. — The parox- 
ysm is followed by shyness and moaning. — Tenacious mucus 
flows out of the mouth. — Dilatation of the pupils. — A light held 
before the eyes excites the convulsions, distortions of the eyes, 
staring look, the head being jerked to the left side. — Face 



364 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

bloated and red. — Inclines to start, and is without sense. — 
Quick, small pulse. Ann. I. p. 311. 

Cuprum X°, one dose every eight days, has cured the most 
inveterate spasms of various kinds. Also spasms in a child, that 
became unable to breathe during the attack, and lost his senses, 
the lower limbs being spasmodically drawn up to the anus. 
Arch. XII. 2, p. 84. 

Cuprum, one dose. Peculiar spasmodic fits. 

Symptoms : Lies in a state of unconsciousness, speechless, 
with her eyelids closed and twitching, the red eyes turned up- 
ward. — She is tossed about on her bed by tonic spasms, some- 
times the body bent backward like a hoop. — Continual flow of 
saliva from the mouth. — Does not recognize any body ; is never 
desirous of food. — Constipation. — Turbid urine. — After a lapse 
of time the fits occurred with the following symptoms : chilli- 
ness, in a short while after the limbs bend, and she falls down 
without consciousness and speech. — The eyelids were closed 
but in a constant tremulous movement: the reddened eyes 
move behind the lids to and fro like a pendulum. —Fetid saliva 
flows out of the mouth. — Emits turbid urine every moment. — 
All the muscles are relaxed. A. h. Z. YI. p. 185. 

Hyosciam. III. Spasmodic fits. 

Symptoms : Sits in her bed, his head moving to and fro, 
stares in all directions, speaks confusedly, indistinctly and fool- 
ishly. — She returns proper answers when asked. — Moves her 
hands over the cover of her bed, grasping at things. — When en- 
deavoring to seize something she misses the object. — Every thing 
seems ridiculous to her. — Dry cough in the night. — Dry lips, 
much thirst. — A sort of canine hunger occasionally. — Restless 
sleep. — The remainder of the symptoms : vertigo, a kind of 
paralysis of the organs of speech, etc. was relieved by Bellad. 
Arch. II. 2, p. 116. 

Hyosciamus II. Spasms after chagrin. 

Symptoms : Violent spasm in the calves and muscles of 
the thigh, drawing the thighs violently down to the legs. — Af- 
terwards cold shiverings from the feet to the head, the ears be- 
coming affected with buzzing. — Hands and feet grow cold, 
with cold sweat. — A second attack was likewise followed by 
shivering, hard hearing, sense as of a gauze before the eyes, 
vomiting and watery diarrhoea. — A third attack was followed 
by spasm of the chest, has to bend himself forward, with short 
breathing and low talking. Ignat. I removed subsequent 
faintness and sensitiveness to air. Arch. III. 3, p. 82. 

Hyosciamus effected an improvement although but tran- 
sitory in many cases. Arch. VII. 3, p. 91, 99. 



spasms. 365 

Ignatia IVooooo^ an d afterwards a few more small doses. 

Symptoms : Wretched expression of countenance. — Some 
coldness the whole day, does not get warm till one hour after 
having gone to bed, afterwards sweat until morning. — Stool 
rather hard, every two or three days. — When the fit ap- 
proaches, she becomes anxious, and cries for help with a crow- 
ing voice. — Suffocative oppression of the chest, stretches herself 
into the air involuntarily, the head being at the same time 
drawn backward between the shoulders. — Loses her conscious- 
ness, threatens to fall down. — Doubles up the right hand and 
strikes her chest with great vehemence. — Afterward she 
stretches herself in an extreme degree, and the fit terminates 
with a sigh. Arch. XIII. 3, p. 120. 

Ignatia IY. Spasms after fright. 

Symptoms : Convulsions, with trembling and contortions 
of the limbs. — Occasional loss of consciousness. — Complexion 
now red, now pale. — Saliva flows from the mouth. — The 
breathing becomes more and more oppressed. Arch. XIY. 1, 
p. 136. 

Ignatia. Kind of opisthotonos after fright. 

Symptoms : Tonic spasm, the head remaining bent upon 
the back, so that no force is sufficient to push it back into its 
natural position. — Difficult breathing. — Blue countenance. — 
Dilated pupils. — Difficult deglutition of drink. Ann. II. p. 65. 

Ignatia IT. Convulsions after chagrin and echauffement 

Symptoms: Fainting; vanishing of thoughts. — Convul- 
sions ; when they subside, the breathing becomes oppressed, 
hurried. — Fearful heaving of the thorax, she complains of fear- 
ful anguish in the pit of the stomach and pressure upon the chest, 
without recovering her senses. — She recognizes the persons 
around her only momentarily. — Between these lucid moments 
the eyes are closed, the face is red, the body hot. — Pulse spas- 
modic, frequent. Ann. III. p. 314. 

Ipecac, relieved hysteric spasms, increasing in violence 
from day to day, the trunk being bent backward, with distor- 
tion of the facial muscles, groaning breathing. Arch. XL 2, 
p. 113. 

Ipecac. 2. Convulsions accompanying anasarca consequent 
upon purpura miliaria. 

Symptoms : Lies upon his back without consciousness ; 
countenance pale and bloated ; eyes half closed, half open. — 
Horrid convulsions of the facial muscles, lips and eyelids, also 
of the upper and lower limbs ; the upper part of the trunk is 
sometimes raised into the air. — The fit lasts from ten to fifteen 
minutes ; after the fit he lies in a state of exhaustion ; the attack 



366 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

returns in five minutes.— Effort to vomit now and then Ann. 
I. p. 135, 136. 

Ipecac. Ill 000 removed convulsions of a child accompanied 
with loud and thin cries, rattling breathing ; after this it lay in 
the bed quite stiff. Ann. III. p. 293. 

Menyanthes removed a frequent spasmodic tossing of the 
lower limbs, with violent jerking of the same; she was convul- 
sively jerked upward, which was very painful to her. A. h. Z. 
VI. p. 108. 

Mercur. vivus IV, one drop, one dose a day, had a good 
effect in trismus, the teeth being clenched. A. h. Z. IV. p. 111. 

Moschus, two doses. Peculiar sort of convulsions. 

Symptoms : Lies still in her bed, without heeding any thing, 
— Countenance pale and full of anguish. — Extreme faintness 
and vertigo. — Indescribable pain in the limbs, with inability to 
raise either the upper or lower limbs. — Skin dry ; suppression 
of the secretions and excretions. — Lies stretched, the arms be- 
ing pressed against the body, motionless. — In a few minutes 
the eyes become distorted, small convulsive twitchings around 
the mouth and nose in quick succession, the head being drawn 
backward and downward. — After a deep inspiration the breath- 
ing stops for about one-half to two minutes, after which the 
chest dilates and contracts suddenly and with great violence, 
accompanied with several short and hurried inspirations and 
irregular pulse. — This is followed by clonic spasms of the 
abdominal muscles, the recti abdominis being especially raised 
and retracted, resembling the movement of a snail. — All these 
muscular motions always take place in one direction from 
above downwards, or vice versa. — Lastly, convulsive move- 
ments of the extremities, the fingers or toes being seized first, 
after which that part which is nearest the trunk, becomes af- 
fected. — The fit lasts from five to six minutes, with loss of con- 
sciousness and insensibility.- — Formerly she had been affected 
with bleeding of the nose. — Now she has vertigo, stitches in 
the side of the chest, occasional and sudden efforts to vomit, 
and involuntary nodding of the head. Ann. IV. p. 292. 

Moschus I, five doses, one every two hours. 

Symptoms : The fit is preceded by choking in the throat, 
great restlessness, pressure on the chest, impatience and in- 
tolerance of the bed-cover. — The fits come every half or whole 
hour, lasting a quarter of an hour, with full consciousness. — 
Becomes rigid all of a sudden, distorts the eyes, clenches her 
fingers ; suppression of breathing, swelling of the neck ; she 
makes extreme efforts to breathe, opening her mouth, bending 



spasms. 367 

the head backward, and moving the head and body in a tu- 
multuous manner. — The fit terminates by belching, and by jerk- 
ing motions in several parts of the body ; afterwards tingling 
in the anus. A. h. Z. VII. p. 25. 

Nux vom. X°°. Spasms after catching cold in wet weather. 

Symptoms : Violent spasmodic difficulties in the limbs, 
which make the back gradually stiff as in opisthotonos. — 
Sometimes single convulsions, always accompanied with a cry. 
— Lips blue. — Breathing labored and interrupted. Arch. XIV. 
1, p. 134. 

Nux vom. X°°. Spasms, after suppression of an eruption 
in the face. 

Sy?nptoms : Almost constant cries, rigidity and bending 
backward of the body, especially the head ; staring look and 
trembling of the limbs. — Distended abdomen. — Emaciation. — 
Stool hard, frequently intermittent. — Intervals of half an hour 
or a whole hour between the attacks.— Profuse sweat, especially 
about the head, and a good deal of thirst. Ann. III. p. 34. 

Nux vom. cured a boy who suffered with tonic spasms in 
every part of his body, with rattling and disturbed sleep. Is 
frequently suitable for convulsive twitchings of single muscles 
and limbs, for spasmodic attacks of the whole body, the body 
being drawn sideways and backwards. Also for the painful 
cramps in the calves and toes of plethoric or fleshy old people, 
obliging them to stand still when walking, but appearing most 
frequently in the night. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 125. 

Nux. v. Spasms from suppression of the menses. 

Symptoms : Every day in the morning painless jerking 
and beating in the right cheek, commencing in the ear, and 
drawing the mouth to one side. — Great weakness of the feet 
during the fit — The fits last five minutes, and are succeeded 
by sweat and trembling of the whole body. — Burning, but not 
painful sensation above the left hip as far as the os sacrum ; 
afterwards flushes of heat extending into the face, and sweat 
J. d. h. H. II. p. 108. 

Nux. v. has removed abdominal spasms, sometimes affect- 
ing the head, appearing every five or ten minutes, and accom- 
panied with tossing of the limbs. Want of appetite ; stool sup- 
pressed. J. d. h. H. II. p. 459. 

Opium IV. Nightly spasmodic fits. 

Symptoms : About eleven o'clock she is obliged to sleep. 
— After a quarter of an hour has elapsed she tosses her head 
right and left, after which she raises it, inclines it towards the 
chest, throws it suddenly back again upon the pillow, and re- 
peats this three times. — She then commences to stretch the 



3(58 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

right hand, clenches her fist without clenching the thumbs, 
and strikes her chest several times with great vehemence. — 
After this she stretches her limbs in an extreme degree, and 
jerks them hither and thither, until the fit ceases. In the morn- 
ing her chest and feet are painful. Arch. XIII. 3, p. 128. 

Spigelia X, two doses, relieved convulsions with pain 
about the heart. See above, affections of the heart. 

Stramonium V, the rigor having been speedily relieved by 
Aconite VIII. 

Symptoms : Sudden attack of violent heat, thirst and 
vomiting ; afterwards watery diarrhoea and feeble convul- 
sions. — Trembling of the whole body, foam at the mouth ; the 
eyes are staring and widely opened. — Pulse small, hard, irre- 
gular ; mouth distorted ; breathing labored and moaning. — 
The upper limbs are stiff as wood, at right angles with the 
trunk. — Thumbs firmly clenched. — The lower limbs are in a 
straight line with the body, and stiff as the upper limbs. Ann, 
I. p. 309. 

Ve rat rum IV 000 , smelling. Hysteric spasms. 

Symptoms : The attack is preceded by anguish, discour- 
agement and despair. — Falls suddenly as if fainting, and re- 
mains motionless for ten, twelve and even twenty-four hours. 
— The upper eyelids tremble convulsively, the e3reballs being 
turned upward, the jaws firmly locked, and the limbs being 
flexible. A. h. Z. IV. p. 266. 

14. EPILEPSY. 

Artemisia, one drop of the tincture, cured a case of epi- 
lepsy brought on by fright during confinement ; cure effected 
within three days. A. h. Z. I. p. 146. 

Arsenicum II, one drop, eight doses in two months. 

Symptoms : Burning pain at the stomach ; afterwards 
pressure in the dorsal spine, ascending like warm air along 
the back to behind the ears and into the brain. — Vertigo, after- 
wards falling over without consciousness. — Between the 
attacks she has sometimes an aching pain in the occiput, and 
burning pain in the spine. — Sweet taste in the morning ; burn- 
ing in the stomach and abdomen after eating heavy food. — 
Stool irregular, generally diarrhceic, with burning at the anus, 
and burning during micturition. — Frequent cramps in the 
calves. Hygea II. p. 412. 

Belladonna is frequently indicated in the precursory 
stage, especially when the interval between the precursory 
stage and the attack is rather long. 



EPILEPSY. 369 

Symptoms : Great irritability of the whole nervous sys- 
tem, the patient starting at the least noise, being easily angry 
and offended, accompanied with trembling and jerking of the 
muscles, and a restless sleep interrupted by dreams and starts.— 
Excessive irritation of the eyes, scintillation, sometimes diplo- 
pia and squinting, (in this case Stramonium is sometimes suit- 
able). — Stammering speech. — Rush of blood to the head. — Ver- 
tigo. — Roaring and humming in the ears. — Convulsions of single 
portions of muscles. — Subsultus tendinum, contortions of tie 
face. — It is likewise suitable when the real fit begins in the uprer 
limbs with light, painless convulsions, when the face becomes 
soon bloated and dark-red, with convulsive twitchings of the 
eyes and mouth, when the eyes look red and protruded, tie 
consciousness is nearly gone previous to the tonic spasms, and 
the foam at the mouth setting in. Arch. XL 2, p. 66. 

Belladonna XII°. Epileptic convulsions. 

Symptoms : Attacks of convulsive movements in the a:im 
accompanied with violent jerks. — Vertigo. — Loss of conscious- 
ness. — Face blue-red and bloated. — Eyes and mouth are con- 
vulsively moved. — Reddish foam at the mouth. — The upper 
part of the body and head are considerably drawn back wares. 
— The whole body is stiff, the thumbs are clenched. — Expia- 
tions violent. — The attacks are preceded by formication around 
the shoulder-joint, sensation as if the parts became enlarged anl 
insensibility of these parts. — After the attack the chest feels as 
if oppressed by a load. Ann. I. p. 314. 

Belladonna X, half a drop. Sort of epilepsy. 

Symptoms : Vertigo when sitting erect. — Pricking pains 
through the whole head. — Tongue coated white. — Counte- 
nance pale. — Noise before the ears as of the wind in a forest. — 
Oppression in the pit of the stomach. — Menses irregular, feeble j. 
sometimes painful. — Stitches in the small of the back. — Cut- 
ting in the abdomen. — Fit : Sensation of warmth in the pit of 
the stomach ; pressure rising to the head, partial loss of con- 
sciousness, she hears people talk but does not understand them * 
afterwards convulsions of the arms, head and face, with 
thumbs clenched. — Shocks about the heart; spasmodic contrac- 
tion of the diaphragm. — After the fit, is unable to talk, on ac- 
count of an oppression of the chest. — During the fit, the neck 
becomes distended, the complexion changes suddenly. — A 
good deal of sweat after the attack. — Little sleep.— Starting 
during sleep. — Heat rising to the face, with anxiety and palpi- 
tation of the heart. — Despondency. Ann. II. p. 320. 

. Camphora, one drop, two doses, removed epileptic spasms, 
which had ceased to yield to allceopathic remedies, so that the 



3^0 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

patient (a female) was almost constantly lying in a state of un- 
consciousness. Pr. C. I. p. 188. 

Camphor a has frequently done much in preventing epilep- 
tic fits. Arch. I. 1, p. 26. 

Causticum is one of the best remedies against epilepsy. 
Ah.Z. I. p. 161. 

Chamomilla IY. Epileptic fits of a child.' 

Symptoms : The child stretches herself, bends backward, 
tten extends herself suddenly, clenches the thumbs firmly, suf- 
focating raling, sudden inspirations, red, bloated countenance, 
foam at the mouth, convulsions of all the limbs, even of the 
eydids and eyeballs, lips and facial muscles. — The fit is fol- 
lowed by deep stupor. — Sometimes the tongue is convulsively 
bert from side to side in the mouth, or the teeth are clenched. 
- — The forehead and hairy scalp are covered with viscid sweat 
during the attack. Arch. I. 1, p. 103. 

Chamomilla II, one drop, ten doses, one every three 
da^s, removed epileptic fits which set in at intervals of several 
weeks, and were always preceded by colic. A. h. Z. V. p. 145. 

Cuprum X 00000 , a few doses. Epilepsy, brought on by a 
fail on the head, Arnica II°° being used once as an interme- 
diate remedy. 

Symptoms : The fits return in the night, one or two days 
a'ter cessation of the period. — The patient loses her conscious- 
ress, moans, rattles, with foam at the mouth, and clenched 
thumbs. — Occasionally she is affected with spasms of the sto- 
mach, and want of appetite, the tongue being coated yellow- 
ish white. Pr. Com. II. p. 155. 

Cuprum VI, one drop, four doses, one every eight days, 
cured epilepsy with monthly fits. Preceded by drawing in the 
left arm, which moved towards the body involuntarily. A. h. 
Z. V. p. 145. 

Hyosciamus III. Epilepsy after fright. 

Symptoms : Falls suddenly to the floor, with a cry, con- 
vulsive beating about with hands and feet, doubles up his fists 
and clenches the thumbs. — Face bluish, bloated. — Eyes pro- 
trude and are moved convulsively. — Involuntary discharge of 
urine. — Foam at the mouth. — Breathing slow, rattling. — The 
ft lasts a quarter of an hour, and terminates in a deep, snoring 
sleep, followed by faintness. Arch. I. 2, p. 53. 

Hyosciamus III, removed within eight days epileptic fits 
which had been combated by alloeopathic drugs for years, but 
in vain. Arch. XII. 2, p. 171. 

Hyosciamus II. Epileptic convulsions. • 

Symptoms : Fits every twelve, sixteen, or eighteen weeks, 



EPILEPSY. 371 

sudden loss of consciousness and falling, lies still for a time, 
then recovers her senses, and feels very faint. — Lately she had 
another attack of spasms through the whole body with clench- 
ing of the thumbs, and foam at the mouth. — "Vertigo before the 
attack, especially when stooping ; feeling of hunger and gnaw- 
ing in the pit of the stomach. — Costive ; great pressing before 
the faeces are expelled. — Moreover frequent tearing and beating 
in the right eye, as if torn out ; it runs a good deal and pro- 
trudes. — Against the ophthalmic affection, Calc. VI. was em- 
ployed with success. Ann. I. p. 312. 

Hyosciamus III 000 . Epileptic spasms occasioned by 
anxiety consequent upon hard punishment. 

Symptoms : Falls suddenly with a cry, beats about with 
hands and feet, doubles up his fists, grinds with his teeth, 
with foam at the mouth. — Face blue-red ; eyes protruded and 
running. — Involuntary discharge of urine. Ann. IV. p. 273. 

Hyosciamus IV 000 . Epileptic quotidian fever, conse- 
quent upon violent chagrin. 

Symptoms : Cramp-like drawing in the calves every after- 
noon at one o'clock ; shortly after spasms about the stomach, 
the head is affected, he loses his consciousness, and violent 
epileptic fits set in. — The fit ends with heat, heaviness of the 
head, and vertigo. — Great weakness during the fever ; sees 
fiery wheels, with dry mouth, and frequent hiccough. — A re- 
lapse brought o'n by a cold was likewise cured by a similar 
dose of Hyosciamus. Pr. Com. I. p. 37. 

Ignatia IV, after Chamomilla, which effected a short im- 
provement. — Recent attack of a sort of epilepsy, 

Symptoms : Jerking in the middle finger, which becomes 
stiff and stretched; staring looks, without consciousness, turn- 
ing the finger backward in an extreme degree. — The jerking 
gradually extends over the whole hand, afterwards the arms 
and legs, with which she beats about ; contortion of the facial 
muscles. — Afterwards the chest and abdomen become affected ; 
violent efforts to vomit and eructations. — The fits lasts a quar- 
ter of an hour ; after the fit she lies senseless and speechless. — 
If something is put in her month, the fit begins again. Arch. 
III. 2, p. 121. 

Ignat. IV 000 . Epilepsy brought on by fright and anguish. 

Symptoms : A good deal of yawning, contortion of the 
eyes, foam at the mouth. — Falls to the floor, with violent jerk- 
ing of the limbs. — Noise brings on the attack again. — Another 
lighter attack of epilepsy after fright was also cured by Ignat. 
Arch. XIL 2, p. 171. 

Ignat. helped when the influenza affected the brain, in 



372 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

children, and produced convulsions with foam at the mouth. 
Arch. XIII. 2, p. 89. 

Ignatia III, one drop. Epilepsy after violent chagrin. 

Symptoms : Contortion of the eyes, bare face covered with 

cold sweat, blue lips, between which a foamy mucus was seen 

penetrating. — Jaws locked, thumbs clenched, single convulsions 

of the limbs and facial muscles, without consciousness. Ann. 

I. p. 137. 

Ignatia, three doses. Epilepsy after fright. 

Symptoms : Trembling, contortion and stiffness of the 
limbs. — Face alternately red and pale. — Alternate disappear- 
ance and reappearance of consciousness. — During the lucid in- 
tervals she lays her hand upon her abdomen, with an expres- 
sion of pain. — In the right side there is an enlargement of the 
size of a child's head. — Involuntary discharge of urine. Ann. 

II. p. 59. 

Ignatia cured two cases of recent epilepsy in children, with 
convulsions of the limbs, clenching of the thumbs, foam at the 
mouth, staring eyes, loss of consciousness, red face. Ann. 

II. p. 60. 

Lachesis removed chronic epileptic fits. 

Symptoms : The precursory symptoms were cold feet, or 
palpitation of the heart, puffiness of the abdomen, eructations, 
weight of the head, vertigo, headache, pale countenance. — Fit : 
shriek, falling down without consciousness, the eyes turned 
upward, clenching of the fists, jerking of the limbs up and 
down, foam at the mouth, deep sleep. Arch. XV. I, p. 79. 

Mercurius sol. IV, one dose in a child. 

Symptoms : Epileptic shriek and rigor, about midnight. 
— Bloated abdomen. — Violent rubbing of the nose. — Heat, 
going and coming. — Greedy drinking, little at a time. A. h. Z. 

III. p. 64. 

Mercur. acet., three doses, one every six weeks, Nigella 
having made the attacks less frequent. Epileptic fit, recurring 
immediately after moderate exercise while either stooping or 
ascending an elevation. 

Symptoms : The precursory symptoms were a tearing 
and boring pain in the vertex, towards evening, and after 
exercise violent orgasm of the blood, with paroxysmal beating 
in the vertex, rushing and buzzing in the ear, and tensive 
beating in the cavity of the tympanum. — During the attack 
the face turns white and bluish, with blue margins around 
the eyes, foam at the mouth, and lockjaw ; loss of conscious- 
ness, etc. — After the fit, great faintness and obtusion of the 
head ; out of humor ; feeling of coldness in the right side of the 



EPILEPSY. 373 

head, at intervals, especially during motion. — Broad blotches 
on the shoulders and on the nape of the neck, set together in 
circular clusters, rilled with a watery yellow liquid, burning 
when scratched. Heyne., pr. Erf. p. 45. 

Nux. v. VI. removed epileptic fits occurring after every cha- 
grin, accompanied with ill humor and discontent. Arch 
XII. 2, p. 170. 

Nux. v. is suitable to choleric phlegmatic subjects with an 
artful, malicious vehement disposition ; also in epileptic fits 
which are brought on by frequent intoxication, also in hysteric 
fits, and in cases characterized by acidity and acridity of the 
digestive apparatus, and by worms. H. -pr. Erf. I. p. 103. 

Opium removed a case of epilepsy, which had come on 
every night for several weeks, with violent tossing of the limbs, 
and painful, almost suffocative breathing. Arch. XI. 2, p. 112. 

Opium removed morning fits, the patient lying insensible, 
but not rigid, almost breathless, with her eyes half open, with- 
out consciousness or sensibility. Arch. XI. 2, p. 113. 

Silicea according to the observations of some, seems to be 
one of the most important remedies in epilepsy. A. h. Z V p 
324. 

Stannum afforded help in a recent case of epilepsy during 
dentition. 

Symptoms : Paleness ; clenching of the teeth. — Spasmo- 
dic clenching of the hands and thumbs. — Jerking of the 
hands. — The body is bent backwards. — Contortion of the eyes. 
— Loss of consciousness. Ann. II. p. 60. 

Stannum removed fits occurring in the afternoon, the 
patient losing her consciousness, turning her eyes upward, 
clenching the thumbs, and tossing about in the bed with the 
utmost vehemence. Arch. XL 2, p. 113. 

Stramonium I 6 , every twenty-four hours, the spasms hav- 
ing been suppressed for a time by Pulsat. IV and Platina 
III, which had formerly occurred with great violence at the 
time of the menses. — They had now become convulsions ac- 
companied with violent weeping. Ann. IV. p. 271. 

Sulphur X°°, one dose. 

Symptoms : Becomes drowsy, lies upon the floor, after- 
wards stretching and stiffness of the limbs. — Closes her eyes, 
clenches the teeth and thumbs, and rolls about the floor. — The 
arms and legs were stretched, and so stiff that the strongest 
man was not able to bend them. Arch. XII. 3, p. 82. 

Sulphur 100, on one occasion suppressed epileptic fits for 
a long time. Ann. IV. p. 261. 



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15. ST. VITUS' DANCE. 



Belladonna is recommended as one of the most efficient 
remedies when the disease has broken out. Arch. XL 2, 
p. 70. 

Calcarea Vl°° begun the cure of chorea occurring after 
measles. Spir. sulp.°° completed the cure. 

Symptoms : Countenance pale, sunken ; the expression 
of the countenance is idiotic, childish, unmeaning. — Muscles of 
the face and eyes are very moveable and unsteady. — Speech 
indistinct, scarcely intelligible. — Arms and legs are in constant 
motion ; is unable to walk alone, without being in danger of 
falling, inasmuch as the feet constantly cross one another 
involuntarily. — Appetite feeble. — Body emaciated, relaxed. — 
Disposition irritated, at times weeping, at times foolish. — 
Quantity of warts upon the hands. Jirch. VIII. 1, p. 45. 

Calcar. X 000000 , ten doses in about ten weeks. 

Symptoms : Almost all the voluntary muscles are in con- 
stant motion ; is unable to sit or lie still one minute, the head 
turns and moves hither and thither. — Staggering and bounding 
gait. — Intermission during the night ; when walking the in- 
voluntary movements recommence. — When attempting to take 
hold of something, she first grasps about in the air, right and 
left, above or below the thing. — Pricking pain in the right side 
of the forehead, and undefinable colic. — Speech indistinct, bites 
her tongue when talking. — When complaining of headache, 
her face becomes red, and she sometimes falls asleep, in which 
case the headache disappears. Pr. Com. I. p. 210. 

Causticum X 6 , three doses, one every other day ; in a re- 
lapse which occurred some time after, Ignatia X° and Causti- 
cum X°, were given in alternation every eight days. Chorea 
after suppression of an eruption upon the head. 

Symptoms : Paleness and emaciation, unsteady gait and 
loss of memory and attention. — Afterwards all sorts of strange 
movements of the mouth, eyes, head, hands and feet. — Little by 
little she forgets how to read, write, knit and sew ; the speech 
becomes inarticulate. — At last the right side is almost para- 
lyzed, and all the muscles are horribly convulsed day and night. 
— In another case a number of other remedies had been previ- 
ously administered with partial success ; the cure was not com- 
pleted until Causticum X° was given every eight days. 
A. h. Z. III. p. 142. 

China 111° was successfully employed in chorea character- 
ized by constant jerking of the muscles. Ignatia had been pre- 



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375 



viously given without success, afterwards Cuprum IP, a fort- 
night after which a fever set in with cessation of the muscular 
movements. China relieved the fever, and the chorea did 
not return. Ann. I. p. 317. 

Cocculus III, one drop. Chorea without any known 
cause. 

Symptoms : In the morning, after rising, all sorts of ludi- 
crous motions of the right hand or right foot, also of the mus- 
cles of the right side of the face, especially when attempting to 
speak, which he does with a stuttering voice. — Face some- 
what bloated, bluish red. — The muscular motions cease when 
going to bed. Pr. Com. I. p. 50. 

Crocus I°° relieved a kind of St. Vitus' dance, which set 
in in regular paroxysms like intermittent fever, and was com- 
plicated with hooping-cough. 

Symptoms : The fits came on in the evening, first every 
day, afterwards every eight days. — Becomes extremely cheer- 
ful, the cheerfulness being characterized by laughing, dancing 
and springing, whistling and singing, and especially by a de- 
sire to embrace every body with great tenderness.— After these 
precursory symptoms she wakes from sleep with hooping- 
cough, continuing her caresses and ludicrous leaps. — After 
Crocus the paroxysms discontinued entirely. Arch. X. 1, 
p. 73. 

Cuprum acet., one drop. Chorea, occasioned by seeing a 
child in convulsions. 

Symptoms : Pricking and burning in the left arm, follow- 
ed by violent convulsions of the arm. — The arm is jerked to 
and fro with so much force that the whole body follows the direc- 
tion of the arm. — Becomes anxious and weeps. — The attacks 
come on eight or ten times every twenty-four hours. The 
fingers are seized first, afterwards the lower limb. — Face red ; 
sweat, heat and thirst. — Retraction of the neck on the right 
side, causing the face to approach the shoulder. — During the 
attack she distorts her eyes, face and body in the most horrid 
manner, afterwards she makes various ludicrous motions, and 
hides herself under the table. — Irritable, now mild and sensi- 
tive, now extremely resisting. Ann. IV. p. 396. 

Cuprum, repeated doses, cured chorea after fright. 

Symptoms : Involuntary movement of the right arm and 
leg, gradually extending to the other limbs ; is at last unable to 
keep a single limb quiet. — As long as she wakes all the parts 
of her body are engaged in strange motions ; the speech is 
sometimes wanting. Arch. XII. 2, p. 84. 



376 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

Cuprum helped in a case where Stramonium had been 
given without success. A. h. Z. II. p. 114. 

Hyosciamus was successfully exhibited in a spasmodic fit 
resembling chorea. See above, spasms. 

Ignatia, several doses in six weeks. 

Symptoms : Spasmodic motions in the right upper, and 
lower limb ; is unable to extend her hand properly, the fingers 
being spasmodically contracted. — Mind agitated, weeps easily. 
J. d. h. H. II. p. 169, 

Nux. v. X GO , removed a kind of chorea, where the affected 
parts after every attack appeared numb and as if gone to sleep. 
Arch. XIV. 1, p. 135. 

Rhus is recommended against chorea by Hartmann. Arch. 
XL p. 70. 

Stramonium III, one drop. Spasms resembling chorea. 

Symptoms : Fits of half an hour, every 6, 7, 14 days. The 
child is upon his knees in his bed, but, when but slightly touch- 
ed, he starts up with a cry and wild gestures, howling and with 
deranged countenance, neither hears nor recognizes the per- 
sons around him. When touched, he wants to escape ; becomes 
calm again suddenly and assumes the attitude of one praying ; 
points to a prayer-book in the neighborhood with a longing 
look, presses it tenderly against himself and cries. — Imagines 
he sees a black man, the countenance expressing anguish and 
the eyes staring, clasps his hands, howling, and showing great 
dread. — Sometimes assumes a strange position, crawls about 
in the bed, acts as if he were doing something with his hands ; 
starts up again, throws himself upon his back, draws the lower 
limbs up, strikes hands and knees one against the other, beats 
about, howling and moaning. — Sometimes laughs aloud or 
moans ; sings devoutly occasionally or causes the persons 
present to sing a spiritual song, his countenance expressing 
devotion. — Faint feeling after the attack. — Pale countenance. 
Arch. II. 1. p. 84. 

Stramonium I, and next day Bellad. VIII. After a 
cold. 

Symptoms : Is seated in her bed and leans her hands either 
on the matress or clasps them under one of her thighs. — Jerks 
the trunk backward and forward in quick repetition, uttering 
disagreeable cries. — At the same time the abdomen is convul- 
sively retracted and distended with the same rapidity. — Arms 
and legs simultaneously perform the same motion in time. — The 
head inclines to the left side ; face pale, features sunken ; the 
facial muscles are distorted into an expression of laughter ; the 
mouth is somewhat opened, the lips are drawn in a little, and 



ST. VITUS' DANCE. 377 

the left corner twitches from above downward with the regular- 
ity of musical beats. — Interval of one minute, with unsuccess- 
ful desire for stool and pressing. — Is unable to speak during the 
attack, and talks with a very low voice between the attacks. — 
The attacks last for upward of two hours and are frequently 
repeated, even at night. — Want of appetite. — Despairs of recov- 
ering. Arch. IV. 1, p. 151. 

Stramonium III, one drop. Chorea after violent fright. 

Symptoms : Staggering as if giddy ; wavering gait ; is un- 
able to go straight. — The head is bent backward toward the 
nape of the neck. — Trembling of the arms and lower limbs. — 
Great mobility of all the limbs, but is unable to raise herself. — 
The muscles do no longer obey the will. — Carries the arm fre- 
quently to the small of the back, afterwards stoops with a pain- 
ful expression of countenance and the mouth is drawn back- 
ward. — The countenance expresses stupidity and derangement. 
— Insensibility to sensual impressions ; loss of memory. — Stut- 
ters, making a visible effort, with distortion of the facial muscles. 
— Appetite rather increased ; thirst excessive. — Abdomen hard 
and distended. — Flow of urine scanty. — Constipation for several 
days, followed by diarrhoea. — Frequent hawking, sometimes in- 
clination to vomit. — Oppressed breathing ; frequent inspirations 
and expirations. — Pulse small and spasmodic. — Coldness of the 
hands and feet, with unusual redness and puffiness of the face. 
—Restless sleep ; the lower limbs being drawn up, moves his 
arms in different directions, snores and utters inarticulate 
sounds. — In the morning he does not distinctly recognize ob- 
jects. — Obstinate ; anxious and shy when strangers are present. 
China IY removed the remaining diarrhoea, pressure in the 
abdomen, tremor of the arms and hands. Arch. VII. 2, p. 73. 

Stramonium removed an affection which seemed to be a 
compound of chorea and epilepsy. A.h. Z. I. p. 147. 

Stramonium III, one dose. 

Symptoms : Sudden convulsions, the head being drawn to 
the left side at short intervals, during which time this half of 
the head seemed numb and insensible. — Afterwards the left 
upper and lower arm goes to sleep, feels numb, and is occasion- 
ally convulsed. — The fit was preceded by colic. — A similar fit 
came on eight days after. Ann. III. p. 438. 

Stramonium II 0000 , repeated every forty-eight hours, help 
ed for a time in chorea from fright. 

Symptoms : Cheeks bright-red, afterwards'deadly pale all of 
a sudden ; the pupils become dilated and contracted with the 
same rapidity. — Answers all questions with vehemence and in- 
dignation, followed by contortion of the eyes. — The head is 
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378 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

drawn towards the back, with chattering of teeth. — Occasional 
violent jerking of the whole body. — Sings with a clear voice, 
and recites something. — After this he starts up all of a sudden, 
dances on the border of the bedstead, jumps upon the stove ; 
does all this with his eyes closed, contortion of the facial mus- 
cles and convulsive movements of the limbs. — The paroxysms 
last a quarter of an hour and are repeated twice a day. — They 
are followed by faintness, internal oppression, violent headache 
and much thirst. — The attacks are frequent and violent pre- 
vious to the menses. — Afterwards Stramonium was not suffi- 
cient ; among the remedies which were used, Pulsat. acted 
very beneficially. Ann. IV. p. 265. 

Stramonium has not afforded any relief in some cases. A. 
h. Z. V. p. 114. 

Zincum sulp. one-eighth grain morning and evening, has 
done much good in one case of chorea. Hygea, I. p. 65. 

16. ECLAMPSIA, CATALEPSY. 

Platina I, has cured eclampsia. 

Symptoms : Lies motionless for days and hours, with full 
consciousness, inability to speak, partly owing to lockjaw, partly 
to aphony, the eyes being turned upwards. — Convulsive tremb- 
ling of the eyelids and drawing the corners of the mouth to one 
side. — Noise in the head, as of a mill. — Dry, short cough. — 
Difficult, fatiguing, anxious, deep breathing. — Tension on both 
sides of the chest, pricking, pressure, so that she was not able 
to lie upon the part. — Stiffness of the nape of the neck and pain 
when turning the head. — Colic. — Constipation, the stool is ex- 
pelled only after a great effort. — Pressure at the stomach after 
a meal ; aversion to meat. — Occasional rigid stretching of the 
arms, feet and fingers. — Sleep in the night ; spasm at daybreak. 
Arc . VIII. 1, p. 101. 

Belladonna relieved eclampsia in a child, accompanied 
with hooping-cough and convulsive asthma. 

Symptoms: Clenching of the thumb, the fingers being bent 
towards the vola manus. — The toes are curbed and the feet 
swollen. — Spasmodic fits : the body is extended, the eyes roll 
in their sockets ; convulsions of the facial muscles with coldness 
and paleness of the face ; jerking of the limbs. — When the 
spasms abate, a quantity of blood comes out at the mouth. A. 
h. Z. III. p. $J3. 

Stramonium III, one drop. Catalepsy. 

Symptoms : Fits once or twice a day, commencing with 
headache, pricking in the forehead, vertigo and heaviness of 



PARALYSIS. 379 

the head. — Great weakness; lies quiet, the eyes half open, 
staring and faint; the upper lids twitch spasmodically. — Mouth 
open ; never answers a question. — Temperature natural ; pulse 
full and undulating. — The limbs are easily moved by others, 
and retain the position in which they had been placed ; only 
the eyelids open again after they had been closed. — This condi- 
tion lasts about half an hour, at the end of which movement and 
consciousness gradually return ; after this the patient complains 
of a difficulty in swallowing. — Recollects nothing of what had 
happened to her during the attack. — The remaining faintness, 
aversion to food, sleeplessness from ideas crowding upon her, 
anxious dreams when closing the eyes, and waterbrash yielded 
to Pulsatilla. Arch. IV. 2, p. 60. 

Chamomilla, several doses, repeated every two hours, first 
the tincture, afterwards III, IY, V, in drop doses. Catalepsy 
from chagrin and fright. 

Symptoms : Looks like a dead person ; eyes are half closed, 
pupils dilated and dim. — Mouth closed, but not firmly ; the lips 
are red ; the tongue is red, covered with a little mucus. — Breast 
flaccid ; nipples and areolae are pale-red. — Abdomen soft and 
a little cold. The extremities can be moved in every direction, 
but they are cold. — A remaining weakness of sight was re- 
moved by Bellad. VI. Arch. XIII. 3, p. 130. 

[17. PARALYSIS. 

Arnica II, one drop, two doses at an interval of two days, 
afterwards another dose, after having given Nux and Sulphur 
as intermediate remedies. 

Symptoms : A good deal of itching on the hairy scalp. — 
Costiveness. — Sort of paralysis in the hands ; is unable to raise 
his hands to the head, has no strength in his hands, is not able 
to hold any thing in his hands, he lets it fall immediately. — The 
lower limbs have no strength, the knees bend ; the tarsal joints 
are weakest. — The feet around the ankles are somewhat swol- 
len. After Arnica some improvement shortly set in, which 
was increased by Nux. Ann. III. p. 296. 

Belladonna X°°. Paralysis after apoplexy. 

Symptoms : The right side of the body loses its power of 
motion and sensation ; all the organs of sense are weakened, 
speech is extinct, and the mouth is drawn to one side. — On the 
left side there occur sometimes convulsive muscular movements, 
— Saliva flows out of the mouth. — Difficult deglutition. — Pulse 
full and hard. — Eyes red and protruded. — Face bloated. — 



380 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

Much thirst. — No stool. — Mind and heart are not weakened 
in the least. Arch. XIV. 1, p. 133. 

Bryonia, several doses, in conjunction with Rhus, remov- 
ed complete paralysis and numbness of the lower limbs, which 
were lying in a state of perfect rigidity, as if not belonging to 
the patient, emaciated and cold ; with costiveness. Ann. I. p. 
172. 

Causticum X°°, two doses, every other day, after this 
Causticum X°, three doses, one every eight days, giving Nux 
v. X 00 as an intermediate remedy for vertigo from chagrin, 
and lastly again Causticum. Paralysis after suppression of 
the itch. 

Symptoms : He walks with an effort, and supported by 
crutches, bending to the right side, as if the femur had started out 
of the acetabulum, on account of which the lower limb remains 
short. — Drags the foot, which turns about towards the back, 
the bottom of the foot being turned downwards. — Yertigo and 
dimness of sight. — The hands are not very sensible, without 
strength, letting every thing drop ; the fingers are bent. — Urin- 
ates with great difficulty ; difficult stool, with contraction of the 
abdominal muscles. — Violent spasms of the right foot. — Coun- 
tenance pale as a corpse. — Emaciation. Arch. XIV. 2, p. 110. 

Causticum and Kali. carb. are excellent remedies in 
paralysis. A. h. Z. I. p. 161. 

Causticum X°, every six days, removed within a fort- 
night a paralysis of the tongue and right arm, after retrocession 
of a catarrh. 

Symptoms : Talks with a great effort, muttering indistinct- 
ly, distorting the mouth. — Paralytic weakness of the arm, with 
tearing, drawing and jerking, extending from the shoulder to 
the fingers. — Is unable to take hold of any thing, to raise any 
thing, to retain any thing. A. h. Z. III. p. 142. 

Causticum, repeated every ten days, cured paralysis of one 
half side of the face. 

Symptoms: The paralysis extends from the middle of the 
forehead across the middle of the nose, affecting the right half 
of the tongue, one half of both lips, and terminating in the pit 
of the chin. — The left eye is widely open, full of tears. — Dif- 
ficult deglutition of food and drink. — Stutters, frequently 
uses wrong words. — When putting the tongue out of the mouth, 
it is drawn to the left side, the mouth is likewise drawn to 
the left side when talking or laughing. A. h. Z. III. p. 188. 

Cocculus III, one drop. Hemiplegia in a child. 

Symptoms : Is unable to move the right arm or the right 



PARALYSIS. 381 

lower limb, with sensation of numbess, and as if it had gone to 
sleep. Arch. I. 1, p. 80. 

Cocculus, after two doses of Rhus which had been given at 
an interval of twelve hours, had produced a favorable effect, 
completed the cure of paralysis of the lower limbs. Arch. XIV. 
3, p. 129. 

Cocculus III, one drop, and afterwards II, one drop, toge- 
ther with a dose of Rhus V. did most in a case of paralysis. 

Symptoms : The left arm and foot are entirely paralyzed, 
is unable to move either fingers or toes ; upper and lower limb 
are quite shrivelled and powerless, but not insensible ; feels a 
peculiar coldness in the parts. — The face is somewhat bloat- 
ed and red. — Chest oppressed, breathing labored, with sweat as 
of anguish. — Disposition to costiveness. Ann. I. p. 143. 

Cocculus IV, one drop, in eight days III, one drop, effected 
considerable improvement in hemiplegia, removing almost en- 
tirely the secondary symptoms. 

Symptoms: Complete immobility of the left upper and 
lower limb.— Failing of the mental energies ; does not see 
what is taking place around him. — Stool has to be excited by 
artificial means. — Discharge of urine involuntary and uncon- 
conscious. — (Edematous swelling of the feet. Ann. I. p. 145, 
146. 

Cocculus is very useful in paralysis of the lower limbs. 
A. h. Z. I. p. 161. 

Cocculus IV 5 , another dose in a few days, cured hemiple- 
gia consequent upon apoplexy ; the right upper and lower 
limbs were completely paralyzed, she was unable to move a 
finger or a toe, the parts being moreover quite insensible. Ann. 
IV. p. 47. 

Dulcamara appears to be useful in some kinds of paraly- 
sis of the optic nerves, in glossoplegia and paralytic affec- 
tions of the lower limbs. A. h. Z. I. p. 127. 

Ferrum muriat. I removes rheumatic paralysis of the 
shoulder-joint. Hygea II. p. 32. 

Lachesis has been found useful in some kinds of paralysis. 
A. h. Z. I. p. 162. 

Ledum I is suitable for rheumathic paralysis of the hip- 
joints. Hygea II. p. 32. 

Lycopodium X, every three days, three doses, removed an 
almost entire paralysis of the feet, with violent hasmaturia and 
obstinate constipation. A. h. Z. I. 166. 

Nux v. I removed within nine days a paralysis of the arm, 
with immobility, insensibility and a tumultuous sensation with 
sense as of shocking in the arm. Arch. IV. 1, p. 117. 



382 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

Nux v. V removed a paralysis of the foot in three days. 

Symptoms : Is unable to stand without leaning upon a 
cane, makes only a few steps with great difficulty, and drags 
the paralyzed and generally cold and insensible foot after him. 
— Giddy staggering, cloudiness of the head, frequent obscura- 
tion of sight, dull tingling in the ears. — Thirst. — Alternation of 
chilliness and heat.— Rising of air. — Vomiting after eating or 
drinking. — Burning at the scrobiculus cordis from below up- 
wards. — Watery urine, itching about the glans. — Tearing pain 
in the nape of the neck in the evening. — General weakness, 
with dread of motion. — Aversion to food. Arch. IV. 2, p. 81. 

Nux v. -hjVjt, removed numbness of one of the lower limbs, 
with hard stool, burning extending from the scrobiculus cordis 
to the throat, heat in the face, pressure in the abdomen after 
every meal. Arch. I. 1, p. 87. 

Nux vom. has frequently cured an imperfect paralysis of 
the upper and lower limbs, the limbs feeling as if gone to sleep 
and heavy as lead. 

Two doses of Nux v. VIII and X within a fortnight, have 
cured a paralytic weakness of the lower limbs, with coldness 
and numbness of the feet and legs; she is unable to rise from her 
seat or to stand without leaning upon something ; she is en- 
tirely unable to walk on account of the foot bending over im- 
mediately ; stool every four to five days, difficult. H. pr. Erf. 
I. p. 123. 

Nux and Sulph. in one patient, relieved paralysis of the 
lower limbs, enough to enable him to use them somewhat. 
A. h. Z.I.p. 155. 

Oleander II began the cure of a case of paralysis, which 
was completely cured by Cocculus II, China III and Ar- 
nica I. 

Symptoms : Is unable to use either the upper or lower 
limbs ; the whole of the trunk has no support and sinks. — No 
pain ; on the contrary, the whole body appears to be rather in- 
sensible ; there is no feeling in the hands or lower limbs. — 
Cold extremities. — Sluggish stool. — Diplopia. Arch. IV. 3, 
p. 96. 

Rhus X, two doses, relieved hemiplegia after Hyosci. and 
Coccul. had been administered previously. 

Symptoms : Lies motionless in her bed and stares at one 
point, idiotic. — Diminished hearing. — Utters inarticulate 
sounds, the tongue trembles. — Face rather red and bloated. — 
The left hand and foot are stretched immoveable ; they feel 
heavy, as if inanimate, and passive motion seems to be pain- 
ful to the patient. — Grasps at her head frequently, and seems 



PARALYSIS. 3Q3 

to feel a pain in it. — Frequent desire to drink. — No stool. Arch. 
VII. 1, p. 22. 

Rhus X 6 , six doses, one every eight hours. Paralysis of 
the lower limbs brought on by cold. 

Symptoms : Lies on the abdomen, the head almost touches 
the dorsal vertebras. — Face pale, disfigured, covered with cold 
sweat. — -Goitre, resulting from the tonic spasms of the posterior 
cervical muscles. — Distortion of the spinal column ; when 
bending the lumbar vertebras a crepitating noise is heard. — 
Excessive, painful hyperostosis in the region of the os sacrum. 
— Complete paralysis of the lower limbs. — Frequent retention 
of urine, or discharge of bloody-red urine, drop by drop, and 
tenesmus of the bladder. — Entire suppression of stool. — No ap- 
petite ; violent thirst. — Fever with evening exacerbation. — 
Little sleep, restless, disturbed by frightful dreams. — He is fre- 
quently awakened by violent jerks through the body. — All 
these symptoms disappeared after Rhus. Arch. XII. 1, p. 128. 

Rhus, two doses at intervals of twelve hours, had a good 
effect in paralysis of the lower limbs. Arch. XIY. 3, p. 129. 

Rhus, two doses, removed paralysis of the arm ; the arm 
was cold, insensible and motionless, pulse very small ; accom- 
panied with continual chilliness, melancholy mood, diarrhoea 
with tenesmus, frequent desire to urinate, sleep with anxious 
dreams. Ann. II. p. 172. 

Rhus X, two doses in eight days. Paralysis of the arm. 

Symptoms : Almost complete paralysis of the arm, the 
shoulder and elbow-joints being immoveable. — Imperfect mo- 
tion of the wrist and fingers, with feeling of weakness. — The 
arm, when unsupported, hangs down relaxed, swells and feels 
heavy. — When touching the arm, sensation as if it were cov- 
ered with leather. — Tensive pain in the affected part, in the 
evening, extending from the. forearm into the upper arm. — The 
skin is warm and generally moist. — Sleeps soundly only before 
midnight. /. d. h. H. I. p. 135. 

Ruta 1-6, every day, is a specific in rheumatic paralysis 
of the tarsal and carpal joints. Hygea II. p. 32. 

Silicea has been found indispensable in paralysis of the 
hands of leprous patients. Arch. XII. 3, p. 36. 

Stannum, in conjunction with Stramonium and Bella- 
donna, had the best effect in a case of hemiplegia where the 
power of sensation continued, and where the power of motion 
alone was diminished. Ann. IV. p. 342. 

Sulphur, tincture, one pellet, relieved a paralytic condition 
of the hip-joints, so that the patient, a female, was almost un- 
able to walk and merely dragged the feet over the floor, ex- 



384 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

periencing a violent pain in the small of the back and hip at 
every step, and tearing in the lower limb from above down- 
ward. Ann. I p. 19. 

Sulphur and Natr. mur. effected the cure of a case of 
paralysis with involuntary discharge of stool and urine. A. h. 
Z. I. p. 155. 

Zincum X°°. three doses at rather long intervals, effected 
considerable improvement in a case of paresis of both arms 
preceded by violent chronic pains in hands and feet, and ab- 
dominal spasms. 

18. GOING TO SLEEP OF CERTAIN LIMBS. 

Anacardium 4°°, two doses in eight days, removed the 
going to sleep of certain fingers when becoming cool. A. h. Z. 
IY. p. 277. 

Pulsatilla 14 10 . Going to sleep of various parts. 

Symptoms : Sense as if going to sleep, first in the external 
surface of the left foot, afterwards in the right foot, hands, and 
lastly in the whole body. Rubbing does some good ; accom- 
panied with internal tremor of the whole body. — Frequent 
shaking as when one is cold ; tremor in the heart and head. — 
At night the tremor in the heart is worse. — Bitterness in mouth, 
in the morning. — Frequent empty risings and pressure at the sto- 
mach. — Feeling of dryness in the mouth and throat, at night. 
— Disturbed sleep; when falling asleep, she feels as if she 
would faint. — Sweat in the pit of the stomach after her first 
sleep. — Pressure at the stomach after every meal ; frequent 
choking and acrid sensation in the throat, with gulping up of 
substances having a milky taste. — The breathing is always 
very short. — Tearing in both tibiae in the cold. — Constant 
chilliness. — Full of grief. Ann. II. p. 311. 

Rhus Y, one drop, two doses in six days. 

Symptoms : The hands go to sleep continually, with ting- 
ling in the same and absence of sensation. — Yiolent pressure at 
the stomach, especially after eating. — Sweat all day. — Faint 
and out of humor. A. h. Z. Y. p. 152. 

19. FAINTING. 

Aconitum X 00 helped in removing a determination of the 
blood to the head and chest in a man who was accustomed to 
bloodletting , that rising of blood was generally succeeded by 
fainting ; the paroxysms occurred every six or eight weeks. 
Ann. I. p. 323. 



SWELLINGS AND TUMORS. 335 

Moschus, one or two doses, removed several times fainting 
fits of hysteric persons. H. in R. II. p. 59. 

Nux v. does much good in certain kinds of fainting which 
occur frequently at night, in the evening, after dinner or 
sometimes even in the open air ; likewise in those forms which 
depend upon congestion to the head and chest, as take place 
in pregnant females. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 110. 

Veratrum IV 000 , smelling, relieved the fit, whenever em- 
ployed. 

Symptoms : Falls suddenly as if in a swoon, and remains 
motionless for ten, twelve or twenty-four hours. — Spasmodic 
trembling of the upper eyelids ; the eyeballs are turned upward ; 
the jaws are locked, limbs flexible. A. h. Z. IV. p. 266. 

20. SWELLINGS AND TUMORS. 

Arsenicum, one dose. Malignant swelling of the foot. 

Symptoms : Violent pains in one foot, not allowing any 
motion, swollen, inflamed, painful, and burning like fire. — On 
the dorsum of the foot is a black-blue, violently burning blister, 
of the size of a walnut. Ann. I. p. 134. 

Baryta III, one drop, removed the pain of a steatoma and 
prevented its growth, in the nape of the neck of an old man. 

Symptoms : Sarcomatous tumor in the nape of the neck be- 
hind the mastoidean process ; increases towards the vertex of 
the head ; the skin over it has a natural color ; pressure upon the 
tumor causes a pain ; a burning with pressure is generally felt 
in the bottom of the tumor. — Vertigo when stooping or moving 
the head. — Obtusion of the head, digging-up, drawing and 
pressing in the head. — Painfulness of the scalp. — Sensation as 
if too much blood were floating in the brain. — Frequent tearings, 
extending from the tumor to the ear, with buzzing and detona- 
tions in the ear. — Tensive pain in the nape of the neck, cervi- 
cal muscles, scapulae, when bending the head backward, most 
violent in the cold air. Pressure in the throat, when swallow- 
ing, as of a lump. — Much saliva in the mouth. — Heartburn, 
sour eructations. — Pinching pains in the abdomen. — Flatulence. 
— Pain in the small of the back and violent pain in the varices. 
— Itching and dampness of the anus. — Stool every forty-eight 
and seventy-two hours, with pressing. — Tearing in the limbs, 
with shuddering through the body in every cold he takes. — 
Weakness, debility. — Every little breeze causes a pain and tear- 
ing in the feet. — Little sleep ; the head lies very high. — Vexed, 
angry at trifles, busy with many ideas. Ann. I. p. 362. 

Baryta X 10 , removed a sarcoma from the axilla, painless, 



386 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

of the size of a walnut ; the patient was a boy. A. h. Z. VIL 
p. 74. 

Bovista X 000 °j removed a painless swelling of the lips, 
which had existed for years, the patient being a girl who had 
been affected with scrofula. A. h. Z. VII. p. 70. 

Bryonia is suitable for pale, tense, hot, swellings of the 
extremities. H. in R. I. p. 161. 

Calcarea X is very useful in sarcoma or suppurating tu- 
mors which refuse to heal. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 73. 

Carbo veg., two doses in four weeks. Throbbing tumor. 

Symptoms : Tensive, throbbing pain in the bend of the 
knee, especially troublesome in walking or stooping. — Inconsi- 
derable, soft tumor in the bend of the knee. — The left foot fre- 
quently goes to sleep. — Prickings in the hands, and stiffness in 
the fingers. J. d. h. H. III. p. 95. 

Oausticum is recommended in sarcoma. A kind of ather- 
oma became painful and inflamed after taking two doses ; the 
medicine was repeated every four days, and suppuration set in ; 
the first pus discharged was thin and fetid, afterwards the pus 
became benign. A. h. Z. VII. p. 196. 

Ferrum mur. T7 j4inr removed a swelling of the foot with 
tearing-drawing pains in the feet, especially when beginning 
to walk; consequent upon metrorrhagia. Arch. II. 1, p. 115. 

Phosphorus X° removed a swelling in the region of the 
ankle, with pain when treading, and diarrhoea. Ann. 
VI. p. 178. 

Pulsat. removed a hot and red swelling of the legs up to 
the knees, resulting from suppressed fever and ague. Ann. I. 
p. 302. 

Rhus X 000 , and ten days after Sulp. II 00 . — Erysipelatous 
swelling of the foot. 

Symptoms : Pale swelling around the ankles. — Red place 
on the tibia and above the ankle, painful. — Sore pain of the 
soles of the feet, especially the heels, when walking. Ann. II. 
p. 232. 

Rhus V. removed a hard, pale swelling of the foot, with a 
good deal of tearing, consequent upon suppressed herpes. 
A. h. Z. III. p. 72. 

Sepia X°°, preceded by Sulp. removed a swelling of the 
hand, brought on by a mechanical effort. 

Symptoms : Excessive swelling of the hand and fingers, 
with violent itching and stinging in the parts. — Large blisters 
in the pulse of the hand, afterwards on the dorsum and fin- 
gers ; lastly the whole skin became raised, and the blisters 
poured out a lymphatic fluid. — Moreover chilliness, headache, 



DROPSICAL SWELLINGS; ANASARCA. 357 

vertigo, clawing sensation in the chest, and want of appetite. 
Ann. IV. p. 461. 

Silicea cures lymphatic tumors ; X°° cured a tumor on 
the thigh, of the size of a child's head, covered with varicose 
veins, and another tumor, of the size of a hen's egg, on the 
temporal bone. They opened, poured out turbid lymph ; the 
former healed in a fortnight, Pi: Com. I. p. 25. 

Sulphur II 00 , removed swelling of the knee. 

Symptoms : Large swelling of the knees and the neigh- 
boring parts ; the knee can neither be bent, nor extended ; the 
swelling has a yellowish appearance, and is very painful. — 
Want of appetite. — Constant chilliness. — Hard, intermittent 
stool ; copious, unsuccessful desire to urinate. Natrum mur. 
was given to complete the treatment. Ann. II. p. 312. 

21. DROPSICAL SWELLINGS ; ANASARCA. 

Arsenic X removed a swelling of the feet and abdomen, 
after the pains in the extremities had been removed by Br yon. 
and Ledum. Arch. VI. 3, p. 101. 

Arsenic X°°, several doses. Ascites and anasarca. 

Sympto?ns : Gangrenous blisters on the swollen upper 
and lower limbs. — Pale, bloated countenance with a greenish 
tinge. — Deep, running, half closed eyes. — Mouth open; lower 
jaw hanging down. — Tremulous, bright-red, dry tongue. — 
Violent hiccough ; much thirst, little appetite. — Involuntary 
discharge of stool and urine, the latter scanty. — Sleep restless, 
settling downward in the bed. — Pulse not perceptible, mere 
tremulous movement. A. h. Z. IV. p. 99. 

Arsenic, Bryon. Iod. and Phosp. did the most good in 
cases of anasarca and ascites in full-grown people, especially 
when the moral symptoms corresponded. A. h. Z. IV. p. 102. 

Arsenic X 0000 . Incipient dropsy of the chest. 

Symptoms : Humming in the head and ears. — Pressure 
upon the chest. — Dry cough. — Asthmatic sufferings ; is con- 
stantly obliged to sit, and is attacked with suffocative fits 
when lying upon the back. — Swelling of the hands and legs 
with burning pain, the extremities feeling cold to the hand. — 
Yellow color of the skin. — Great thirst ; little sleep. — Urine 
scanty and dark-yellow. — The remaining tearing between the 
shoulders, pain in the small of the back, and flatulent disten- 
tion yielded to Carbo veg. X°°. Pr. Com. II. p. 189. 

Arsenic removed incipient hydrothorax consequent upon 
purpura miliaria. Ann. IV. p. 21. 



388 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

Arsenic X, two doses, commenced the cure of a case of 
hydrothorax, which was completed by Digit, and Helleb. 

Symptoms : Disagreeable sensation in the arm as if gone 
to sleep. — Clay-colored complexion ; bluish-red lips. — Tongue 
dry and red, covered with thick mucus on one side. — Scanty 
urine. — Expectoration of a quantity of mucus streaked with 
blood. — Painful pulling in the back. — (Edematous swelling of 
the pit of the stomach, and considerable infiltration into all the 
parts of the body. A. h. Z. I. p. 166. 

Bryonia V, one drop, removed oedematous swelling of the 
feet, increasing during the day, and diminishing in the night. 
Arch. III. 2, p. 89. 

Cainca IV , another dose on the fourth and eighth day. 
Ascites and anasarca consequent upon scarlet fever. 

Symptoms : Violent tearing tension in the abdomen ; 
pains in the limbs. — Shortness of breath, especially in the 
night, with frequent short hacking cough, without much ex- 
pectoration. — Cramp-like drawing in the occiput and nape of 
the neck ; obtusion of the head. — Obstinate retention of urine. 
— Costiveness. — Face bloated ; eyes deep and without lustre. 

Cainca IV°, four doses, one every eight days, effected con- 
siderable improvement in dropsy of the chest. 

Symptoms : Drawing tension and pressing in the left 
side of the chest, with shortness of breath, and violent oppres- 
sion of the chest. — Swelling of the right thumb and of both 
feet. — When sleeping, is unable to lie on the side. — Tenesmus 
of the bladder. — Difficult stool, every two days. — Pale, puffy 
countenance. Heyne pr. Erf. p. 81, 82, 

Camphora has been found very useful in two cases of 
dropsy ; a drop was given every five minutes until an improve- 
ment set in ; after which the doses were administered at longer 
intervals, and were finally omitted entirely. — In a few hours 
copious micturition set in, and the urine which had been turbid, 
and had deposited a thick and turbid sediment, became clearer. 
A. h. Z. V. p. 106. 

Cantharides appears to be suitable for such forms of 
dropsy as depend upon tonic spasms of the bladder, with 
strangury and tenesmus of the neck of the bladder, frequently 
accompanied with pain in the limbs, chronic coryza, etc. H. 
in R. II. p. 35. 

China has cured ascites in three old females. Shortly 
after taking the drug an increased secretion of urine set in, and 
in less than a week the swelling, difficulty of breathing and 
the troublesome cough had disappeared. Arch. XI. 2, p. 105. 



DROPSICAL SWELLINGS ; ANASARCA. 339 

China IY, Ferrum. and Helleb. are very much praised 
in dropsy. A. h. Z. II. p. 14. 

China, a dose every eight days, is said to have cured seve- 
ral cases of ascites. A. h. Z. II. p. 24. 

China IV jo , one dose a day, for eight days, afterwards 
every two days for one week, cured a case of anasarca conse- 
quent upon hemorrhage. A. h. Z. VII. p. 22. 

Convulvulus arvens X 000 , has been found very useful 
in oedematous swellings of all kinds, in dropsy with obstruc- 
tions, abdominal complaints and weakness. — It produces 
watery stool and profuse flow of urine. Arch. XV. 1, p. 126. 

Digitalis X has cured a case of ascites and anasarca, 
and produced an improvement in the coexisting affection of 
the heart. Arch. XI. 2, p. 105. 

Digitalis has been repeated in various cases of ascites 
with great advantage, as soon as the improvement produced by 
a former dose remained stationary. Arch. XII. 2, p. 27. 

Digitalis, a few doses, removed anasarca consequent upon 
scarlet-rash. Ann. IV. p. 13. 

Digitalis IV, repeated eight days after, effected the cure 
of a chronic hydrothorax with general swelling, Arsen. hav- 
ing already effected some improvement. A. h. Z. I. p. 167. 

Dulcamara VII, half a drop. General swelling, conse- 
quent upon intermittent fever in a child. 

Symptoms : Countenance bloated ; swelling of the abdo- 
men and limbs. — Great restlessness in the night, owing to heat. 
— Scanty emission of urine, having a fetid smell. — Stool not 
every day. — Little appetite. — Thirst. — Empty eructations. — 
Debility. Ann. I. p. 353. 

Dulcamara, in other cases Rhus, affords help in cases of 
sudden anasarca affecting individuals who, while in a state of 
perspiration, had exposed themselves to a damp and cold air, 
but who were otherwise in good health, and had a good con- 
stitution. A. h. Z. VI. p. 344. 

Helleborus III has cured dropsy, complicated with inter- 
mittent fever ; the fever had been cured by Arsenic. Arch. 
VI. 3, p. 78. 

Helleborus has afforded striking relief in a case of per- 
fectly developed hydrothorax, restoring the secretion of urine 
which had almost been entirely suppressed. (China, Bryonia 
and Sepia completed the cure.) Arch. XII. 3, p. 145. 

Helleborus IV, one drop. Anasarca after purple-rash. 

Symptoms : Dropsical swelling of the cellular tissue. Is 
not able to remain up ; lies in a state of sopor, and becomes 
sullen and angry when the slumber is disturbed. — No ap- 



390 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

petite. — Almost complete suppression of urine. — Complexion 
pale. Ann. I. p. 163. 

Helleborus. Acute dropsy. 

Symptoms : Excessive swellings of the face and body. — 
Pressure with the finger leaves a pit in the swelling. — Frequent 
desire lo urinate with scanty emission. — Frequent pinching in 
the umbilical region, followed by stool, and discharge of jelly- 
like mucus. — Pressure at the pit of the stomach. — Ptyalism. — 
Headache. — Great weakness. — Alternation of chilliness and 
pricking pain in the limbs. — Coldness of the whole body. Ann. 
II. 169. 

Helleborus X° removed ascites in a child, in three days. 
— Helleborus and Sqjjilla are said to do the most in ana- 
sarca and ascites of children. A. h. Z. IY. p. 101, 102. 

Helleborus, one dose, and two doses of Arsen., cured 
within four days anasarca consequent upon purple-rash. A. 
h. Z. IV. p. 266. 

Helleborus has frequently afforded extremely rapid relief 
in acute anasarca after scarlet- fever, when setting in in the form 
of anasarca or ascites. In the chronic form, large and fre- 
quent doses had frequently to be given. A. h. Z. V. p. 166, 167. 

Kali carb. has on one occasion been administered with 
great benefit to an old woman for dropsy. H. in R. I. p. 375. 

Lactuca virosa appears to be of much use in dropsy. 
It effected a speedy recovery in a case of enormous swelling 
of the feet, abdomen and eyelids. A. h. Z. I. p. 163, 164. 

Ledum has had a good effect in a case of anasarca, with 
pain in all the limbs and dry skin. Arch. VI. 3, p. 101. 

Lycopodium, given in alternation with Bryonia, has 
been the most useful remedy in completely developed anasarca. 
Arch. XV. 3, p. 326. 

Mercur. sol. 1-3, one or two grains a day, is the best 
remedy in acute hydrothorax after a scarlet fever. 

Symptoms : Violent oppression of the chest.— Short, quick, 
labored breathing. — Heat and sweat over the whole body. 
Anguish. — Continual, short, dry, concussive cough. — Children, 
when in the recumbent posture, have almost to sit up. — Also 
in chronic hydrothorax. Mercury has been found very useful. 
A.h.Z. V. p. 167, 322. 

Mercurius, large and frequently repeated doses, is useful in 
general anasarca and ascites, when depending upon affection 
of the liver. A. h. Z. V. p. 232. 

Phosphorus, has in two cases removed a continually re- 
curring oedema of the face, hands and feet. H. in R. II. p. 137. 

Rhus X has in some cases removed very shortly anasarca 
after scarlet fever. Arch. XIII. 1, p. 82. 



GLANDULAR AFFECTIONS. 391 

Sambuc. cort. int. in one case of general anasarca pro- 
duced a great flow of urine, with diminution of the swelling. 
Arch. XIV. 3, p. 136. 

Solanum nigr., tincture, one drop, helped in dropsy from 
suppression of intermittent fever. Pr. C. I. p. 178. 

22. GLANDULAR AFFECTIONS. 

Baryta carb., is an excellent remedy in glandular and 
scrofulous affections. A. h. Z. I. p. 161. 

Belladonna almost always cures inflammations of the 
glands and lymphatic vessels. 

Symptoms : Reddened places, resembling shining-red, in- 
flamed, irradiating streaks or cords, which frequently extend 
to where larger or conglomerate glands are situated ; the in- 
flamed and swollen glands give these lymphatic vessels a 
knotty appearance. The affected parts are hot, with tensive 
or stinging pain, especially during motion, and during exacer- 
bation of the fever. After Bell, the most suitable remedies 
are Merc, Rhus, Nux. Arch. IX. 3, p. 46. 

Belladonna is a distinguished remedy in swelling and 
indurations of the cervical glands in scrofulous subjects, and 
becoming liable to suppurate. Arch. XL 2, p. 80. 

Bellad. X 00000 , preceded by Acon., removed inflamma- 
tion and swelling of the inguinal glands. A. h. Z .IV. p. 278. 

Calcarea X°° has removed a hard and painful swelling 
of the submaxillary gland, of the size of an egg, impeding the 
downward movement of the jaw. Arch. XII. 3, p. 81. 

Calcarea, frequently repeated, facilitates the dispersion or 
suppuration of hard painless swellings of the parotid, cervical and 
submaxillary glands, and of glandular swellings in the cheeks. 
Ann. IV. p. 394. 

Calcarea, frequently repeated, has removed hard, painless 
swellings of the cervical glands, with hardness of hearing and 
discharge of a yellowish humor from one ear. J. d. It. H. III. 
p. 86. 

Carbo animalis is the homoeop. specific for induration of 
the axillary glands and nodosities in the mammae. Arch. IX. 
1, p. 140. 

Carbo anim. has removed a swelling of the axillary glands 
which had made its appearance simultaneously with a rash 
eruption on the back, and inflammation of the eyelids. Arch. 
XII. 3, p. 144. 

Chamomilla IV, several doses, has dispersed in several 
cases indurations of the mammary glands in recently born 
children. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 99. 



392 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

Chamomilla, when given at the commencement, has 
sometimes afforded help in intensely painful swelling of the 
cervical and submaxillary glands, painful during every move- 
ment of the neck from side to side. Dulcam. is said to be still 
more efficient. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 80. 

Conium is useful in glandular swellings. Arch. I. 1, 
p. 26. 

Dulcamara has been found remedial in inflammatory 
swellings of the inguinal glands, after a cold. 

Symptoms : Drawing-tensive pain in the affected parts, 
especially when moving the feet, extending to beyond the arch 
of the pubis, accompanied by vomiting, diarrhoea, colic, light 
fever. A. h. Z. V. p. 163. 

Dulcamara is not only useful in swelling of the inguinal 
glands, but still much more in swelling and induration of the 
cervical and posterior cervical glands. H. in R. I. p. 304. 

Graphites X., many doses, has been found very curative 
in the treatment of scrofulous, swollen cervical glands. A. h. 
Z. V. p. 165. 

Jodium (one grain with three grains of lard) employed ex- 
ternally, has been found useful in scirrhous swelling of the in- 
guinal glands, being the result of metaschematismus of the 
gout. A. h. Z. V. p. 169. 

Mercurius is suitable for inflammatory glandular swel- 
lings of children. 

Phlegmonous glands : Merc. sol. IV., one grain. 

Symptoms : Hard, smooth, shining, bluish-red, regularly 
shaped swelling of the submaxillary gland and the neighboring 
parts. — The mouth cannot be opened without pain. — Beating- 
pricking pains in the tumor. — Ptyalism. — Slight fever. 

(b.) Subinjlammatory glands : for ex : a hard, elastic 
swelling of the submaxillary gland without the skin being 
strikingly affected, and the gland which is not very hot or 
painful, being moveable. 

(c.) Incipient mastitis. — Merc ciner. V., one drop, three 
doses in three days. A. h. Z. V. p. 229. 

Nux. v. X 00 °j removed the acute inflammation of the lym- 
phatic glands of a lying-in woman. She had a relapse? which 
was brought on by a fault in diet, and which required other 
remedies. 

Original symptoms : Headache in the vertex, tensive, 
distensive, worst in the night. — Flat taste in the mouth, the 
tongue being but slightly coated. — Cutting pain in the lower 
limbs, both when at rest and motion, especially in the forenoon. 
Swelling of the glands and lymphatic vessels of the thighs, 



scirrhus. 393 

bard and painful ; the thighs are hot. Stool hard and slug- 
gish. Continual chilliness in the forenoon, followed by heat 
and sweat. Chronic cough and herpetic eruption. Ann. IV. 
p. 214. 

Silicea X, VIII, V, IV, repeated doses, appears to be very 
useful in scrofulous swelling and induration of the cervical 
and parotid glands, coming on gradually, increasing slowly 
and frequently attaining an enormous development, almost 
painless, without any redness or heat of the skin. A. h. Z. V. 
p. 324, 325. 

Silicea X removed a chronic induration under the chin ; 
it had progressed gradually, and was very troublesome in 
chewing or swallowing. Arch. VII. 3, p. 31. 

Spongia is likewise a good remedy against glandular 
swellings. Arch. I. 1, p. 26. 

Sulphur, second trituration, one-half of a grain, and after- 
wards Spir. sulp. X° every seven days, removed glandular 
swellings which extended over the whole body, and were 
most frequent on the chest, which was covered entirely with 
glandular indurations. A. h. Z. IV. p. 263. 

Sulphur, and in three weeks Conium, several doses of 
each, removed glandular swellings of the neck, some of which 
had burst open and secreted a thin yellowish humor. J. d. 
h. H. III. p. 85. 

Sulphur X°° has cured large glandular swellings of the 
neck, succeeding scarlatina, some of which were near breaking 
open, accompanied with dropsical swelling and costiveness. 
Arch. XV. 2, p. 114. 

23. SCIRRHUS. 

Arsenicum, two doses, removed an ulcer of the lower lip, 
of the size of a bean, oblong, having a sarcomatous base, and 
pad-shaped, hard edges, and being surrounded with a dark- 
red areola ; there was likewise a red spot on the cheek. Ann. 
II. p. 151. 

Arsenicum I, one dose every eight days, removed within 
six weeks scirrhous ulcers, which had destroyed the last half 
of the upper lip and the soft parts as far as the malar bone, 
and a large portion around the corner of the mouth. A. h. Z. 
V. p. 127. 

Belladonna IV, one drop, and a smaller dose in a fort- 
night, removed an induration of the lip. 

Symptoms : Considerable swelling of the upper lip, of an 
inflammatory character. — In the interior of the swelling a hard 
aa 



394 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

body is felt, which is painful to pressure. — Dartings in the 
swelling in cold, rough weather. Arch. YIII. 2, p. 77. 

Belladonna affords essential relief in cancer of the womb, 
and is especially useful when there is a painful pressing from 
above downward, and an intense pain in the small of the back. 
Arch. XL 2, p. 81. 

Thuya, Mercur., Staphisag. and Acidum nitri, are 
likewise recommended against this affection. Belladonna is 
likewise an excellent remedy against scirrhous indurations of 
the mammae and lips. Arch. XL 2, p. 81. 

Belladonna 20, one drop every forty-eight hours, and in 
the third week a dose of Arsenic every four days. Scirrhus 
and prolapsus of the uterus. 

Symptoms : Hemorrhage from the womb, of various quanti- 
ties and qualities ; afterwards discharge of a fetid, whey-like mat- 
ter. — Pain in the small of the back. — Shootings in the region of 
the groin; costiveness and difficulty of walking. — Scirrhous in- 
duration of the whole of the uterus. — A weak infusion of Bel- 
ladonna was applied to the uterus externally by means of a 
sponge introduced into the vagina. — Perfect recovery. Ann. 
IY. p. 338, 339. 

Conium, afterwards Cham om ill a I, one drop, and lastly, 
daily friction with the tincture of Conium, effected the cure of 
a scirrhus of the mammae, brought on by a blow. The scirrhus 
had grown slowly, was rarely painful, but immoveable ; the 
skin which covered it had its natural color, and an itching was 
sometimes felt in it. Arch. IY. 2, p. 22. 

Conium Y, one drop, effected the decrease of a scirrhous 
ulcer of the lower lip, brought on by the pressure of the tobacco- 
pipe. The patient was finally operated upon. Arch. IY. 2, 
p. 24. 

Conium 1, one drop, the strong tincture being applied ex- 
ternally at the same time, removed a cancerous ulcer occasion- 
ed by pressure of the tobacco-pipe. Arch. YIII. 2, p. 70. 

Murias magnes. (a drop of which was taken every three 
days, by mistake, instead of smelling of it), removed gradually 
a scirrhous induration of the uterus. A. h. Z. I. p. 127. 

Nux. vomica VI, one drop, commenced, and Conium VII. 
completed the cure of a scirrhous ulcer of the lip brought on by 
long grief. 

Symptoms : First, a small scirrhus of the size of a pea, in 
the middle of the lower lip, with a black scab on top. — After 
removing it with the nitrate of silver, a painless ulcer was formed 
in both corners of the lips, spreading, rarely itching, with ele- 
vated, unequal edges of white color, emitting but a small quan- 



JAUNDICE. 395 

tity of thin humor, and having a pale-red bottom. — Constant 
ptyalism. — Vehement disposition. Arch. IV. 2, p. 21. 

Phosphorus has been found useful against uninflamed 
indurations in the mammse, of the size of a goose-egg, hard as 
stone and very painful. A. h. Z. II. p. 192. 

Sepia has in some cases seemed to be the most useful re- 
medy for the complete cure of indurations of the neck of the 
uterus or the vagina. A. h. Z. I. p. 145. 

Sepia, five doses within thirty days, cured a tubercle on 
the lower lip, sometimes increasing to the size of a bean, of a 
cartilaginous character, and sometimes bleeding. A. h. Z. 
I. p. 164. 

Silicea X 6 , in two drachms of distilled water, a table- 
spoonful every other day, repeating the solution afterwards, re- 
moved a scirrhous induration in the face, which had spread over 
a large portion of the cheek, commencing in the left corner of 
the mouth. A. h. Z. II. p. 61. 

Silicea VI, afterwards X, removed a cartilaginous indu- 
ration of the upper lip, divided by a deep furrow, the bottom of 
which was covered with a cartilaginous crust. A.h.Z. II. p. 
69, 70. 

24. JAUNDICE. 

Arsenicum has been found more useful than any other 
remedy, in a case of jaundice, depending upon an incurable dis- 
organization of the liver. Arch. XV. 1, p. 100. 

Belladonna XII cured the jaundice of a child in a speedy 
and durable manner. Arch, VI. 3, p. 74. — In another com- 
plicated case of jaundice, in a female, Belladonna did much 
good, although other remedies had to be used to complete the 
cure. Arch. VI. 3, p. 70. 

Calcarea carb. I, one grain a day, for some days in suc- 
cession, after which the remedy was continued at longer inter- 
vals, and in the higher potencies, cured a case of periodical 
jaundice, with visible swelling of the liver and habitual con- 
stipation, grayish-white stool and weakened digestion. A. h. Z. 
VI. p. 308. 

Carbo veg. was the chief remedy in a case of jaundice 
complicated with itch and enuresis. Arch. X. 2, p. 82. 

ChamomillaIs frequently suitable in cases of jaundice oc- 
casioned by transitory causes, such as dietetic transgressions, 
emotions, catarrh, etc. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 68. 

Chamomilla cures jaundice occasioned by chagrin. Ann. 
III. p. 203. 

China, two doses, the fever having been allayed by 
Aconite. 



396 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

Symptoms : Yellow color of the skin. — The region of the 
liver is painful to the touch. — Considerable distention of the ab- 
domen. — Want of appetite. — Stool but little colored. Ann. II. 
p. 167. 

Digitalis V. one drop ; one dose, followed by progressive 
improvement. 

Sympto?ns : Jaundice, vomiting of mucus. — Nausea. — 
Faintness. — Want of appetite. — Dark-brown urine. — Stool 
white as chalk. — Thirst. — Pulse full and slow. Arch. YIIL 
1, p. 100. 

Digitalis in repeated doses, helped in spasmodic jaundice. 

Symptoms : Yellow color of the whole body, especially of 
the white of the eye, and the more delicate parts of the skin. — 
Nausea and inclination to vomit, with empty retching. — 
Tongue clean or else covered with white mucus. — Bitter taste. 
—Want of appetite. — Sensitiveness and pressure in the pit of 
the stomach and region of the liver. — Distention of the abdo- 
men. — Stool sluggish ; fasces gray, and resembling clay. — 
Urine scanty, turbid, thick, yellow-brown. — Alternation of 
chills and heat. A. h. Z. V. p. 161. 

Mercury is a specific in jaundice, and there are but few 
cures where Mercury is not indicated. H. in R. II. p. 47. 

Nux vom. IV, followed by Puls., afterwards Nux. YI 00 °, 
and then again Pulsat. Nux did most in this case. 

Symptoms : Jaundiced all over. — Constant pain in the 
region of the liver, deep-seated, aching and tensive pain, dis- 
tinguished by violent paroxysms, sometimes pricking or burn- 
ing, the pain sometimes extending to the pit of the stomach, 
the xyphoid cartilage, or between the scapulse ; sometimes the 
pain darts to the loins or upward into the region of the clavi- 
cles, especially when making a bodily exertion, sitting up in 
the bed, walking, or when resting upon the left side. — Con- 
siderable elevation in the region of the liver, with indurations 
which can be distinctly felt. — The pain was preceded by a 
feeling of repletion in the region of the stomach, with nausea 
and vomiting. — The attacks were accompanied with anguish, 
cold sweat of the face, hands and feet. — Afterwards faintness 
and drowsiness ; but is unable to sleep on account of starting 
when on the point of going to sleep. — The right upper and 
lower limb frequently go to sleep. — Urine turbid, brown-color- 
ed, with white, sandy sediment. — Stool white and resembling 
clay. — Pulse slow and sluggish. Ann. I. p. 150. 

Nux vomica X 6 , two doses ; giving Ignatia IV 6 as an in- 
termediate remedy, on account of a fault in diet. 

Symptoms : The whole body, especially the neck, face 
and white of the eye, were as yellow as a quince. — Want of 



cyanosis. 397 

appetite, nausea and loathing, after eating but a little food.— 
Pressure in the region of the stomach. — Pappy and repulsive 
taste in the mouth. — Tongue slimy and covered with a dirty- 
looking coating. — Costiveness. — Urine saffron-colored. — Occa- 
casional chilliness. Ann. III. p. 204. 

Nux vomica, two doses, did most in curing a case of jaun- 
dice after intermittent fever ; Sulphur was given as an in- 
termediate remedy. 

Symptoms : Loss of appetite.— Pressure and repletion in 
the stomach. — Complexion yellow, almost black. — Frequent 
shuddering. — Weakness of the right foot ; deadness of the toes. 
— Urine foamy, and leaving a yellow stain. — Stool white and 
hard. — Distention of the abdomen. — Sweet taste in the mouth. 
— Hyosciamus cured the remaining cough with desire to vo- 
mit. J. d. h. Z. II. p. 149. 

Nux vom. 32, one drop, removed the jaundice of a passion- 
ate, vehement child. Arch. VI. 

Pulsatilla IV, two doses, giving Nux vom. X between. 

/Symptoms : Desponding, complaining, weeping mood. — 
The face, white of the eye and hands are lemon-colored. — The 
urine has the color of saffron. — General faintness and exhaus- 
tion. — Constant aching pain in the sub-costal region. — Prick- 
ing in the region of the liver, which was frequently so violent 
that it extended into the arm. — Tongue white and coated with 
thick mucus. — Want of appetite. — Frequent, empty nausea. — 
Constipation, or hard, black faeces. Ann. III. p. 202, 203. 

Sulphur is said to be specific in most cases of jaundice.— 
One-eighth of a grain of sulphur is triturated with one scruple 
of sugar for a whole hour, and the eighth part of this is taken 
every two days before breakfast ; after taking the third dose 
the reaction is waited for, which generally sets in after the 
lapse of two or three days ; if no improvement ensued, a few 
more doses were given, one every four days. A. h. Z. II. pp. 
150, 151. 

25. CYANOSIS. 

Digitalis, five drops of the tincture morning and evening. 
Ten drops were sufficient. 

Symptoms : The blue color was especially distinct on the 
lips, eyelids, tongue, and under the nails. — Great anguish ; 
asthma, especially when lying down. — Increased activity of 
the heart. — Hoarseness. — Dry cough and bloody cough. — 
Coldness of the hands and feet. Arch. VI. 3, p. 96, 97. 

Laurocerasus is likewise recommended in cyanosis. A. 
h. Z. I. p. 146. 



398 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 



26. SYPHILIS. 

Acidum NiTRicuMis efficacious against both primary and 
secondary syphilitic ulcers in the mouth and when affecting 
the organs of deglutition, also against those ulcers which are 
occasioned in the above-mentioned parts by the abuse of Mer- 
cury. H. in R. I. p. 11, note. 

Acidum Nitri X 0000 . Secondary Syphilis. 

Symptoms : Whizzing in the head ; general undulations 
in the whole body after making an exertion. — Isolated, burn- 
ing crusts on the hairy scalp, emitting a fluid. — The face is 
covered with vesicles filled with a purulent fluid and sur- 
rounded with broad, red margins ; in a few days they form 
crusts. — In the corner of the right wing of the nose there is an 
elevation of the size of a bean and resembling a fig-wart. — The 
teeth look more dirty than commonly. — Difficult deglutition ; 
stinging in the throat, when swallowing liquids. — Redness and 
swelling of the tonsils. — Itching and dampness of the skin be- 
tween the limbs. — Sort of creeping in the skin, relieved by 
scratching. — Little sleep before midnight, afterwards a number 
of dreams. Pr. Com. II. p. 149. 

Acidum nitri X°, cured red spots on the foreskin, which 
formed scabs ; consequent upon gonorrhoea. Ann. III. p. 303. 

Acidum phosphor. Probably secondary syphilis compli- 
cated with mercurial disease. 

Symptoms : Ulcerated spot of the velum palati. — Sore feel- 
ing in the throat. — Ulcerated spot in the vermilion border of 
the lower lip. — The gums stand off from the teeth ; painful 
tubercle on the gums. — Erosive pain in the buccal cavity when 
chewing solid food. — The cervical glands are painful to the 
touch. Ann. II. p. 161. 

Laches is, four doses. Secondary syphilis. 

Symptoms : Frequent violent sore throat and cough. — The 
velum pendulum palati and the fauces are covered with cica- 
trices, separated by small, greenish-yellow ulcers. — Yiolent 
pain when swallowing food. — The ulcers cause a creeping in 
the throat, which induces cough and retching. — Ptyalism. — 
Occasional vomiting of the ingesta. — The neck is painful to 
the touch ; painful nodosities are distinguished here and there. 
Violent desire to urinate, emitting a quantity of urine and fre- 
quently accompanied with burning. — The menses are accom- 
panied with downward pressing pains in the loins, and are pre- 
ceded or succeeded by violent diarrhoea and colic. — Constipa- 
tion and difficulty of expelling the fseces. — At times she feels 



SYPHILIS. 399 

chilly and cold, at times hot. Emaciation. — Complexion hav- 
ing an unnatural taint, yellowish, with circumscribed redness. 
— Nose pointed, with redness of the tip, and dripping all the 
time. — Frequent attacks of headache, as if the brain would start 
out of the skull, mostly early in the morning, and when raising 
the head. — Paroxysms of pain in the back, small of the back, 
hip and knee, only at night ; stitching, griping, and clutching, 
as if with the hand. Arch. XV. 1, p. 49. 

Mercurial solub. IV., one grain. Chancre. 

Symptoms : Swelling of the foreskin, and inflammatory 
redness on the inner surface, with sensation of pain. — Two 
ulcers with hard edges on the upper part of the glans, and 
when touching the penis a pain darts through the whole body. 
— Gloominess of the head when waking. — Roaring in the ears. 
Salt taste. — Tenacious stool. — Urine reddish. Arch. V. 3, 
p. 21. 

Mercurius sol., trit. IV, one-half of a grain ; previous 
to this Mercurius I. had been administered producing an exa- 
cerbation against which China was employed with success. 

Symptoms : Chancre on the corona glandis, on the inner 
surface and the margin of the prepuce, on the frsenum of the 
glans and the margins of the orifice of the urethra, making 
the emission of urine very difficult. Ann. II. p. 372. 

Mercurius sol. IV, two doses in three weeks. Syphilitic 
ulcers in the throat. 

Symptoms : Slight, rose-colored inflammation of the soft 
parts in the fauces. — Three ulcers, one very deep. — Erosive 
pain in the throat, especially when swallowing liquids. — In the 
evening troublesome dryness in the fauces, and hoarseness. — 
Violent dry coryza. — Pressure in the region of the forehead. 
Arch. VIII. 3, p. 56. 

Mercur. sol. X cured a chancre in the case of a man, 
and open buboes in a girl, together with a pustulous eruption 
on the hands, arms, and in the face, accompanied with syphi- 
litic angina. Arch. XL 2, p. 118. 

Mercurius sol. or vivus (II, IV, a few pellets, increasing 
the dose to one drop) repeating it, if necessary, cures recent 
chancres, and sometimes secondary ulcers in the fauces. In 
many cases of secondary chancres and inveterate syphilis, the 
usual method of treating such diseases is not sufficient. In 
such cases the cure was sometimes effected after taking one- 
fourth or one-third of a grain of Merc. sol. The cure of syphi- 
litic ulcers in the fauces was much more certain by taking 
Mercurius I, t^- - or i of a grain three days in succession ; if 
the improvement stopped for a time, a few more doses were 



400 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

given. In inveterate syphilis those three doses were given 
every other day, after which the improvement continued from 
three to six weeks ; when repeating the medicine, another po- 
tency or another preparation was chosen, alternating Merc, 
viv., Merc, sol, Merc, prcecip. rubr. 

Mercur. sol. is suitable in syphilis when the lower 
potencies are used, for example : Merc. 1, 2, or 3, giving it 
more or less frequently according to circumstances. Patients 
who have been long treated alloeopathically, are more readily 
cured by means of Sulphur, Hep. sulp. and Aurum. A. h. Z. 
V. p. 225. 

Mercurius solub. IV, repeated every eight or ten days, 
was very efficient in the removal of chancre ; dry lint was ap- 
plied externally, and ablutions with water used. Arch. XII. 
3, p. 146. 

Mercurius sol ?j two doses, ifa an( j j t Secondary sy- 
philis. 

Symptoms : The tonsils are red and swollen. — Painful 
deglutition. — Stitches in the ear. — Deep chancre on the corona 
glandis. — Heaviness of the head. — Disturbed sleep. — Burning 
thirst. — No appetite. — Burning in the chest ; the blood feels 
boiling. — Acrid and bitter eructations. — Fetid breath. — Pu- 
trid taste in the mouth. — Constipation. — Pain in the loins. — 
Red urine. — Heaviness of all the limbs. — Burning heat day 
and night, with increase of pain when uncovering himself. — In 
the night the symptoms are worse. Ann. II. p. 160. 

Mercurius sol., in some cases had to be given every other 
day in the first trituration, in order to effect the cure of syphi- 
litic ulcers. A. h. Z. I. p. 155. 

Mercurius vivus I, six doses, cured a recent chancre in 
thirty-four days ; the cure did not proceed rapidly till Mercury 
-iio" and ^Vo was given, the one in the evening, the other in 
the morning following. Ann. III. 213. 

Mercurius vivus 1, one grain every two days, cured five 
cases of primary chancre in from three to four weeks. Hygea, 
I. p. 16. 

Mercurius vivus X°°, cured syphilis in twenty-four 
days. 

Symptoms : Occasionally pains in the inguinal glands, 
where buboes had existed before, which had been suppressed by 
external applications. — Stitches in the chest, and sensation as 
if blood were brought up. Ann. III. p. 303. 

Mercurius vivus I, generally succeeds in removing pri- 
mary chancres, giving from three to six doses, one-half of a 
grain at a dose, every four days. A. h. Z. V. p. 146. 



SYCOSIS. 401 

Mercurius vivus IV, every other day, has sometimes 
effected the cure of syphilitic ulcers when Merc. sol. would 
do no good. A. h. Z. I. p. 155. 

Mercurius subl. corros. X°°, two doses, cured small, 
dirty-looking, red ulcers on the margin of the glans, itching 
and burning. Hygea, I. p. 83. 

Merc praec rubr. is said to be very efficient in syphili- 
tic diseases, when the glands are considerably affected ; also in 
chancres in the fauces. A. h. Z. I. p. 146. 

Thuya has frequently cured ulcers of the penis and in the 
mouth, having a syphilitic appearance, but the contagious 
origin of which was very doubtful. It has likewise cured sy- 
phylitic ulcers of the fauces which had been treated with abun- 
dant quantities of Mercury. The cure is frequently effected 
by one dose ; if this is not the case, Mercury may be given. 
Arch. XL 1, p. 36. 

27. SYCOSIS. 

Acidum nitri 10 L r , one dose, removed figwarts within 
the space of ten days. Thuya not doing any good. Arch. 
VIII. 3, p. 84. 

Acidum nitri removed dry, pediculated excrescences on 
the foreskin, and in the furrow behind the glans ; they were 
almost an inch in size. Ann. IV. p. 111. 

Acidum nitri, repeated frequently. 

Symptoms : The whole glans, the inner surface and the 
margin of the foreskin were bordered with innumerable excres- 
cences, looking like raw flesh, from the size of a pin's head to 
that of a hazlenut, bleeding and smarting when touched ever 
so lightly, and exudating a purulent matter of a disgusting 
sweet odor. — The other symptoms of syphilis accompanying 
the disease, had been removed by Mercurius. Ann. II. 369. 

Cinnabaris, two doses, helped in one case where Thuya 
was of no avail. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 84. 

Euphrasia X, internally and externally, was extremely 
efficient in curing the condylomata. After their removal, Acid, 
nitri I, half a drop, and Thuya IV 000 were given in alterna- 
tion, each remedy twice. Arch. XV. 1, p. 142. 

Euphrasia, tincture, externally and internally, removed 
figwarts in sixteen days, without leaving a trace. A. h. Z. 
IV. p. 37. 

Psoricum X°° 3 two doses, cured within a fortnight large 
condylomata on the margin of the prepuce, set side by side, in 
a circle, humid, itching and sometimes burning, accompanied 



402 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

with wetting the bed in the night, and frequent micturition 
in daytime, emitting but little urine at a time, with burn- 
ing of the urethra, and condylomata accompanied wi 1 ulcera- 
tion of the lips; and dry herpes in the bends of t tie knees. 
A. h. Z. IV. p. 14. 

Thuya, two doses, applying the juice of Thuya exter- 
nally at the same time, and a dose of Mercury, removed a 
case of sycosis, where the whole scrotum was covered with hard 
excrescences, only a portion of which secreted a humor, and 
were accompanied with gonorrhoea. 

Thuya X 00 ° removed two figwarts on the penis, secret- 
ing a fetid purulent mucus ; Nitric acid YI co removed the 
accompanying brown, dry lump in the axilla. Arch. VIII. 1, 
58, 59. 

Thuya X 00 °, the juice of the Thuya being at the same 
time employed externally, and Acidum nitri X°° being used 
between, removed the condylomata in a case complicated with 
psora, and for the complete cure of which several antipsorics, 
especially Calcarea, were required. Arch. X. 1, p. 85. 

Thuya effected the complete cure of figwarts in two cases, 
and produced a considerable improvement in a third case 
which had already become chronic. Arch. XII. 3, p. 149. 

Thuya was sufficient when the disease made its appearance 
in the shape of small, wart-like excrescences on the glans and 
foreskin, sometimes accompanied with yellowish-green gonorr- 
hoea, with burning during and after micturition. One or two doses 
were required for the cure, which was effected in six weeks, the 
gonorrhoea disappearing first. When the disease was accompa- 
nied with the primary forms of syphilis, and had not yet been 
mismanaged with Mercury, in this case Merc sol., one, 
two or three doses, removed the syphilitic complication, after 
which Thuya was employed with great success. If the pa- 
tient had already taken much Mercury, in this case, Hepar 
sulp. or Nitric acid had to be given first, after which came 
Merc sol., and then Thuya. When the condylomata termi- 
nate in horn-shaped extremities, the juice of the Thuya, mixed 
with half its quantity of alcohol, has to be employed externally, 
together with the internal administration of Thuya, and Aci- 
dum nitri has afterwards to be employed internally. Ann. 
I. p. 185. 

Thuya X 00 , two doses in a fortnight : lastly Acidum nitri 
VIIpoo. 

Symptoms : Vertigo when rising and looking up. — Sud- 
den repletion when eating with a good appetite. — Qualmish 
taste in the mouth. — Eructations after a meal, tasting of the 



ATROPHY; MARASMUS. 403 

ingesta. — Rumbling in the abdomen. — Burning in the urethra 
as of nettles, especially in the morning and at noon. — Several 
warts in ! %e corona glandis, emitting a purulent humor when 
the moonds on the increase. — Stitching in the chest, after taking 
a cold drink, and two hours after a meal, cough with expectora- 
tion of yellow mucus, which is mixed in the morning with 
gray-green lumps. — Pain in the pit of the stomach when 
coughing, and becoming heated. — Tickling in the lower part 
of the trachea when becoming heated ; it induces cough. — 
Much sweat. — Frequent thirst. — The sleep is sometimes inter- 
rupted with heavy dreams. — Startings of the limbs when asleep, 
and sensation as if one were falling. — Heaviness and weariness 
of the lower limbs when going up stairs. Ann. I. p. 369. 

Thuya X 10 , dissolved in water, one tablespoonful a day, 
removed fig warts in a very short time. A. h. Z. V. p. 102, 

Thuya removed a quantity of condylomata on the glans, 
within the space of ten days, except one large wart which did 
not yield, until it had been moistened with the juice. Arch. 
XI. 2, p. 119. 

Thuya I, one drop, and Merc. viv. I, one-half of a grain, 
every eight days in alternation. The juice of Thuya was 
employed externally. 

Symptoms: Humid and horribly burning condylomata 
around the anus, being indented like the crest of a cock. — 
Leucorrhoea, excoriating the thighs. — Chancre on the nose, 
with pad-shaped red edges, and the base having the appear- 
ance of lard. — Mercurius was given first. — The ulcers dis- 
appeared in six, the figwarts in twelve weeks. A. h. Z. V. 
p. 147. 

Thuya pura, one drop, being applied externally every 
morning with five drops of alcohol, removed completely con- 
dylomata which, while treated with Thuya X and Acid, 
nitr. X in alternation, could only be diminished to a certain 
degree. A. h. Z. IV. p. 276. 

Thuya, two doses, removed figwarts on the anus, accom- 
panied with gonorrhoea, small chancrous ulcers on the fore- 
skin, and swelling of the cervical glands ; preceded by syphilis 
and alloeopathic mercurial treatment. Ann. II. p. 163. 

28. ATROPHY, MARASMUS. 

Arsenicum X, two doses, at an interval of ten days. In 
the case of a child. 

Symptoms : Great emaciation. — Skin dry, like parchment. 
— Eyes sunken, surrounded with blue margins, constantly 



404 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

closed. — No appetite, or else vomiting of the ingesta. — Fre- 
quent drinking, but little at a time. — Lies in a state of half 
slumber, interrupted by grinding of the teeth and moaning. — 
Great restlessness in the night and tossing about ; wants to 
change his position all the time. — Short slumber, interrupted 
by starting and jerking of the limbs. — Scanty stool. Arch. I. 
1, p. 82. 

Arsenicum X, giving first Belladonna with some suc- 
cess. In the case of a child of ten months. 

Symptoms : Emaciation ; skin dry, shrivelled. — Some- 
times red places on the feet or puffiness of the face, and the 
bottom of the feet. — Swelling of the cervical and posterior cer- 
vical glands. — Distended abdomen. — Stool diarrhceic, hacked, 
green, frequently containing undigested things. — Constant co- 
ryza. — Frequent, loose cough in the night. — Wants to lie down 
all the time. — Obstinate and out of humor. — Little appetite. — 
Sometimes vomiting of the ingesta. — Much thirst. — Sometimes 
heat ; cold hands all the time. Arch. III. 1, p. 56, 57. 

Belladonna did a good deal in a case of atrophy, although 
the child was simultaneously fed with large doses of Opium. 
The cure was completed by means of the antipsorics. 

Symptoms : Had dwindled down to a skeleton. — Skin 
shrivelled, bluish. — Constant constipation. — - The food is 
thrown up again immediately. — Screams continually, drawing 
up his limbs. — Cries more during and before micturition than 
usually. Arch. XIY. 1, p. 138. 

China removed atrophy of a child with great thinness of 
the upper and lower limbs, voracious appetite, doughy swelling 
of the abdomen, frequent whitish, papescent stools, weeping 
mood and out of humor. Ann. II. p. 166. 

China, three doses. Marasmus in a boy. 

Symptoms : Frequent liquid stools. — Constant sweat, es- 
pecially in the night. — Want of appetite, thirst and cheerful- 
ness.- — Deep, heavy sleep. — Emaciation.— Paleness. — Great 
Weakness. — Ferrum was interposed between the second and 
third dose. Ann. II. p. 167. 

Cina removed the unfavorable symptom of wetting the 
bed in cases of atrophy. H. in R. I. p. 255. 

Lycopodium YI, one drop in one drachm of water, remov- 
ed psoric emaciation with rheumatism. 

Symptoms : Headache and vertigo. — Weakness of sight. — 
Luminous vibrations before the eyes. — Stitching pain in the 
eyes, temples and forehead. — Whizzing in the ears and tooth- 
ache, alternate with tearing in the limbs and pleuritic stitches, 
accompanied with dry cough. — Irregular appetite. — Vanishing 



ATROPHY; MARASMUS. 405 

of strength, emaciation, wretched, pale appearance. — Sleep 
restless, heavy, disturbed by dreams. — Afterwards the pain in 
the chest increased, accompanied with exhausting cough and 
copious expectoration of mucus, evening fever every day, with 
chilliness, nausea, pain in the forehead, stitches in the region 
of the eyebrows and root of the nose, short, tight breathing, 
oppression of the chest and night-sweats. — Frequent attacks of 
troublesome heat in the day, with orgasm of the chest, nausea, 
unceasing yawning. — Intense stitching pain in the right foot, 
calves, knee, in the outer side of the limb near the hips, in the 
small of the back, and in the back, reaching as high up as the 
shoulder. A. h. Z. VI. p. 172. 

Nux vom., Arsen. and China, restored, in a few months, 
the health of a child in a state of atrophy and suffering with 
great costiveness. Ann. IV. p. 329. 

Nux vom. X, one-half of a drop. Atrophy of a child of 
two months and a half. 

Symptoms : Livid, yellowish, bloated countenance. — Dis- 
tended abdomen. — A good deal of rumbling in the abdomen. — 
Frequent diarrhoea, then again obstinacy. — A good deal of 
thirst. — Great appetite, but frequent vomiting of the ingesta. — 
Is almost always lying down. — Emaciation. — Vexed mood. 
Ann. IV. p. 447. 

Rhus X 5 , three doses, lastly Calcar. X°°. Atrophy of a 
child of two years. 

Symptoms : Pale complexion ; is no longer able to stand 
upon his feet. — Hard and distended abdomen. — A good deal of 
appetite and thirst. — Great emaciation. — Faeculent diarrhoea 
ten or twelve times a day, mingled with mucus and sometimes 
blood. — Feverish heat every afternoon, for several hours. Ann. 
IV. p. 463. 

Sulphur, in three weeks Calcarea, and seven weeks 
after that, China, cured atrophy accompanied with nightly 
diarrhoea and many little blotches on the hairy scalp and fore- 
head. Arch. X. 3, p. 10. 

Sulphur X°. Sort of consumptive fever in the case of a 
boy. 

Symptoms : Constant heat, very much increased in the 
evening, with a circumscribed red spot on the left cheek, in the 
afternoon. — Pulse rather hard and accelerated. — Skin dry, with 
thirst. — Urine with dirty, loam-like sediment. — Frequent 
stitches in the sinciput. — Frequent colic. — No appetite. — Fetid 
odor from the mouth. — Yellowish diarrhoea, every day once or 
twice, depositing a sediment of yellow sand. — Has sometimes 
bled from the nose. — Stitches in the side of the head. — During 



406 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

the morning-sleep he sometimes raises his arms, with twitch- 
ing of the arms, lower limbs and the mouth. — Pains and para- 
lytic feeling in the lower limbs, debility. — Drowsiness in the 
day-time, and no desire for amusement. Ann. IV. p. 454, 455. 

Sulphur X 000 , in the evening, and X°° next morning, 
afterwards another dose ; Aconite VIII, one drop in five 
drachms of water had been given previously every hour. 
Emaciation and chronic asthma. 

Symptoms : Pale, thin appearance, deep-sunken eyes. — 
Circumscribed redness of the cheeks. — Vertigo, headache. — 
Pressure in the eyes. — Bitter, flat mouth. — Stitching and dig- 
ging-up in the teeth and eyebrows. — Pufhness. — No appetite ; 
much thirst. — Stool mostly dry ; sometimes mucous diarrhoea. 
— Breathing short and oppressed. — Palpitation of the heart. — 
Nausea. — Stitching in both sides of the chest, extending as far 
as the axilla. — Cough, with stitching in the chest and reddish 
expectoration. Pain in the nape of the neck. — Pain in the 
back. — Faintness and weakness of the limbs. — Heaviness of 
the feet, obliging him to lay them very high in the night. — 
Coldness of the feet. — Evening-fever. — Restless nights. — Pro- 
fuse sweat of the feet. — Sometimes burning in the soles of the 
feet. A. h. Z. VI. p. 249. 

29. DEBILITY. 

China III removed the debility remaining after dysentery. 
Arch. 1. 1,?. 80. 

China IV, one drop. Debility from excessive lactation. 

Symptoms : She is scarcely able to move or to raise her 
head. — Aching, boring pain in the vertex. — The head feels 
bruised ; the debility and the bruised feeling are increased by 
exerting one's attention or by talking. — Sunken, pale counte- 
nance ; pointed nose ; faint, sunken eyes which hurt her when 
using them a little more than usually. — Indifference. — Weak 
voice. — Want of appetite ; much thirst. — Tongue coated white. 
— Slimy taste. — Sourish eructations. — Constipation. — A small 
quantity of turbid urine. — Small, quick, intermittent pulse. — 
Flaccid, dry skin. — Restless, light sleep, disturbed by anxious 
dreams when going to sleep. — Cough tormenting her day and 
night, with mucous expectoration and stitches in the back and 
sides of the chest. Arch. II. 1, p. 95. 

China IV removed debility from pulmonary hemorrhage. 
Arch. II. 2, p. 114. 

China III one drop, and afterwards IV, one drop. Weak- 
ness occasioned by hemorrhage after delivery. 



DEBILITY. 407 

Symptoms : Discharge of serous blood, sometimes mixed 
with lumps of blackish blood, sometimes alternating with a 
purulent, fetid matter streaked with blood ; sometimes accom- 
panied with troublesome itching and spasmodic contraction in 
the interior of the genital organs ; the discharge is corrosive. — 
Feeling of heaviness, and painful pressing downward in the 
genital organs when walking. — During the examination she 
feels a smarting and burning soreness ; painless indurations 
around the mouth and neck of the womb. — Burning sensation 
when urinating. — Stool hard, evacuation painful. — Emacia- 
tion ; the milk flows nevertheless. — Great debility ; sweat when 
beginning to walk. — Little appetite ; great thirst. — Evening- 
fever. — Sad and desponding. Arch. VI. 3, p. 80. 

China has frequently cured debility from loss of humors, 
when three or four doses were given in succession. Arch. 
XII. 2, p. 16. 

China IV°° removed profuse night-sweats brought on by 
excessive lactation. Ann. IV. p. 168. 

China IV, debility and several other ailments. 

Symptoms : Is scarcely able to walk about in the room. — 
Pulse small and feeble. — A good deal of thirst. — A good deal 
of sweat in the night, and waking several times. — Violent pain 
in the vertex and occiput, as if all the hairs were being torn 
out. — Little appetite. — Tongue coated white-yellow. — Disagree- 
able, bitter taste in the mouth. — Pressure at the stomach after 
a meal. — Stool several times a day, and rather loose. — Yellow- 
ish complexion. — Drawing in all the limbs. Ann. II. p. 327. 

Moschus, one-fourth of a grain in four powders, removed 
a faintish sort of weakness remaining after fever ; in the night 
the skin became cold. Pr. C. I. p. 56. 

Baryta has several times cured bodily and mental debility 
of old people. Jinn. IV. p. 342. 

Cocculus has removed weakness brought on by a bodily 
effort. 

Symptoms : A sort of fainting frequently. — Tremor of the 
whole body ; sweat when moving about. — Orgasm of the blood 
in the chest, with anxiety. — Aching pain in the head. — Nau- 
sea ; want of appetite ; much thirst. — Little sleep ; mild, slow 
temperament. Arch. VI. 2, p. 80. 

Veratrum is useful in weakness remaining after diseases, 
when the patient inclines to faint in consequence of the least 
exercise, such as going to stool ; the. feet are sometimes swol- 
len. H. in R. y. p. 347. 



408 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 



30. COXARTHROCACE. 

Colocynthis II, one drop. Brought on by a violent shock 
against the symphysis pubis. 

Symptoms : Sits on the right buttock, the affected limb is 
stretched out, the toes being turned inward, the heel outward. 
- — She has ten or twelve attacks of intolerable pain every day, 
the pain darting through the limb from the region of the left kid- 
ney, and corresponding with a violent labor-like colic. — Hyper- 
ostosis in the region of the sacro-iliac symphysis and the pubic 
bones, painful and burning when touched. — The region of the 
fundus of the womb exhibits a tough skin, hard, uneven, and 
experiencing a burning and stinging pain when touching it. — 
The abdomen is distended and painful to the touch. — When 
the pain is felt in the region of the kidney and in the thigh, it 
is accompanied with a feeling of constriction in the intestines, 
extending into the left chest, and accompanied with conges- 
tion of blood to the head. — The urine is emitted with tenes- 
mus, profuse, clear during the pain, but depositing a reddish, 
gravel-like sediment. — The stool is at times natural, at times 
deficient, at times there are several mucous discharges ; some- 
times accompanied with burning at the anus, followed by a 
feeling of weakness and paralysis of the anus. — Periodical 
pain in the chest and hemicrania. — Inclines to faint. — Debility. 
— Sleep restless, and disturbed by dreams — Alternation of chil- 
liness and heat. — Weeping mood. Arch. VII. 3, p. 103. 

Sulphur X°, four doses, every three days, followed by 
X°°, three doses, one every eight days, removed a case of cox- 
arthrocace after cold, the limb being too long, the buttock 
having become shrivelled, and the affected limb being placed 
in front of the sound one upon the big toe of the latter. A. h. Z. 
II. p. 73. 

31. CONGESTIONS. 

Aconitum removes congestions to the head in persons ac- 
customed to blood-letting, with vertigo unto falling, and con- 
siderable headache, stupefying pain in the sinciput, cloudiness 
and momentary loss of consciousness, luminous vibration be- 
fore the eyes. Hygea, I. p. 24. 

Belladonna removes violent congestions to the head. 

Symptoms : Distention of the veins of the head. — Horrid 
hemicrania burning and pricking at intervals, increased by 
motion, noise, bright light. — Sparks and luminous vibrations 



CONGESTIONS. 409 

before the eyes, or else obscuration of sight. — Whizzing in the 
ears ; fainting fits ; sopor. 

It relieves likewise congestions to the chest. 

Symptoms : Great shortness of breathing with constant 
short cough. — Anxiety, restlessness. — Yiolent and quick beat- 
ing of the heart; slight indications of spasm of the chest. — 
Burning heat ; great thirst. 

Also congestions of the uterine and hemorrhoidal vessels. 

Symptoms : Distention, tightness, pressure, heat and burn- 
ing. in the abdomen. — Burning, pricking, repletion, tension and 
pushing sensation deep in the abdomen and the internal geni- 
tal organs. — Drawing cutting around the loins, with heat and 
anxiety in this region, sometimes accompanied with an in- 
tense pressure and cramp-pain in the small of the back. Arch. 
XL 2, p. 50. 

Bryonia removed violent congestions to the head and 
chest, brought on by deficient menstruation. Arch. XII. 3, 
p. 142. 

Bryonia removes congestions to the head. 

Symptoms : Aching pain in the sinciput, forehead and 
temples, pressing from within outward, as if the head would 
burst, accompanied with dartings through the head, aggravated 
by stooping, moving, coughing and sneezing. A. h. Z. V. 
p. 68. 

Mercurius removes venous congestions to the stomach 
and abdomen. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 93. 

Nux vomica removes congestions to the head, brought on 
by a sedentary mode of life, continued meditation and spirit- 
uous drinks, accompanied with distention of the veins of the 
head, heat and redness in the face, headache, especially in the 
forehead. 

Also congestions to the chest, brought on by similar causes, 
with palpitation of the heart, short panting breathing, anxiety 
and asthmatic symptoms. 

Also congestions to the abdomen, brought on by similar 
causes, with tightness, distention, pressure, heat, burning and 
various disturbances in the functions of the abdominal organs. 

Likewise passive congestions to the uterus. H. hr. Erf. I. 
p. 49. 

Nux vomica removes congestions to the head. 

Symptoms : Vertigo when walking and stooping. — Drea- 
riness and heaviness of the head. — Aching and tensive pain 
in the sinciput, especially over the eyes. — Heat and redness in 
the face. Tasteless vomiting, night and morning. A. h. Z. 
V. p. 274. 

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410 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

Pulsatilla To~oo*j another dose in a fortnight. Conges- 
tion of blood to head and chest. 

Symptoms : Weeping and vexed mood. — Sleep restless. — 
Beating and throbbing, especially in the left side of the head. 
— Black points before the left eye. — Taste slimy. — Tongue 
moist and coated white. — Great dryness without thirst ; diffi- 
cult deglutition. — Attacks of vertigo, especially when stooping. 
— Increased spitting of mucus in the evening. — Palpitation of 
the heart. — Tearing pain in the small of the back during mo- 
tion ; formication in the arms. — Frequent, empty eructations. — 
Great debility. — The remaining headache, dryness in the 
throat, star-shaped shine around the light, black points before 
the eyes, yielded to Belladonna. Arch. II. 2, p. 78. 

32. MORBUS MACULOSUS WERLHOFII. 

Bryonia. In a child of seven years. 

Symptoms : Several attacks of vomiting everyday, shortly 
after dinner, with retching and raising of food; sometimes 
vomiting of mucus between the meals. — Cough with expecto- 
ration. — Continual stitching pain in the head. — The whole 
body seemed covered with petechias, except the face. A. h. Z. 
IY. p. 275. 

Rhus X procured speedy relief in two cases. In one case 
there was great debility, bluish blood-spots over the whole body 
of the size of lentils, reiterated hemorrhage from the mouth and 
nose ; in the other case, there were real sugillations in the face 
and hands as from blows. Pr. C. I. p. 7. 

Silicea X brought on a kind of morbus maculosus, espe- 
cially on the foot. A.h. Z. I. p. 162. 

33. FUNGUS H^MATODES. 

Phosphorus X°. In an old man. 

Symptoms : Conical swelling, of the size of a fist, on the 
thigh between the trochanter and the spinous process of the 
ilium ; it is somewhat moveable near the root, hard, elastic ; 
was painless before and cool, but is now warmer and painful. 
— The tip has burst open like an abscess ; venous blood is con- 
tinually oozing out, at times coming out in one stream, at times 
in drops. A similar, but smaller swelling on the left limb. 
One dose effected a complete cure, being permitted to act a 
long time. A second fungus nematodes on the little finger 
yielded to the same drug. Arch. IX. 3, p. 133. 



EXTERNAL INJURIES. 41 1 



34. TELANGIECTASIA, OR NiEVI MATERNI, (ANEURISM 
BY ANASTOMOSIS.) 

Carbo veg. has effected the gradual removal of hereditary 
telangiectasia in children. 

Symptoms : Round, flat, soft, elastic, elevated swellings on 
the skin, consisting in a net of dilated capillaries. — A slight 
injury produces a violent hemorrhage. A. h. Z. Y. p. 86. 

Sulphur - L - helped in another ccse; Sulphur X was 
successfully employed in another case. Arch. X. 2, p. 107. 

35. EXTERNAL INJURIES. 

Acidum Sulphur I 000 , repeated in a few days, and six 
drops of the concentrated sulphuric acid in six drachms of wa- 
ter being applied externally, removed excoriations occasioned 
by riding on horseback, even when the surface of the whole 
thigh presented a red, sore, ulcerated surface, or when the soft 
parts had been reduced to a condition resembling humid gan- 
grene, with sugillations, gangrenous blisters and dull pains. 
Arch. XII. 1, p. 149, 150. 

Arnica may be employed in recent contusions and for the 
purpose of removing the swelling accompanying fractures. 
Arch. II. 3, p. 104, 105. 

Arnica, infusion, internal and external. Sprain of the 
foot. 

Symptoms: Swelling of the foot and malleoli. — Stiffness 
of the tarsal joint and pain when moving it. Arch. IY. 3, 
p. 45. 

Arntca, infusion, internally. Shock against the false 
ribs. 

Symptoms : Dull pain in the region of the affected parts, 
increased by motion. — The pain becomes intolerable by sneez- 
ing and blowing the nose. — Pulse full and hard. — Thirst mod- 
erate ; no appetite — Countenance pale. Arch. IY. 3, p. 47. 

Arnica II, one drop. Knock against the head. 

Symptoms : Aching pain in the forehead. — Heat in the 
face and head, the rest of the body being cool. — Whizzing in 
the ears. — Contraction of the pupils. — Painful pressure on the 
border of the right orbit. — Nausea in the morning. — Tenesmus 
of the rectum, without stool. — Thirst. — Evening-fever. — Out 
of humor. Arch. Y. 1, p. 68. 

Arnica II. Kick from a horse upon the eye. 

Symptoms : Aching pain in the forehead. — Jerkin g-tearing 



412 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

headache, increased by cough. — Swelling of the eyelids, with 
sugillations ; redness of the white of the eye. — Sensitiveness 
of the eyes to the light. — Obscuration of sight. — Pain when 
moving the eye, with sensation as if it were sore. — Profuse 
flow of tears. — The pains extend as far as the ear, tearing in 
the ear. — Disagreeable feeling of pressure in the adjoining 
parts. — Swelling of the nose. — Putrid, slimy taste. — Bitter eruc- 
tations, tasting of putrid eggs. — Brown urine, with brick-dust 
sediment. No stool. — Drowsiness. — Thirst.— Chilliness, then 
heat. — Hypochondriac anxiety. Arch. V. 3, p. 23. 

Arnica IV, one drop ; applications of cold water exter- 
nally, and when suppuration had set in, of smashed carrots. 
Injury of the head by a carriage- wheel. 

Symptoms : The scalp is torn in several places and peels 
off from the bone. — Swelling of the head, the eye being closed. 
— Face red and hot. — Head extremely painful. — Pulse quick, 
full and hard. — Burning heat, with thirst. Arch. VI. 1, p. 96. 

Arnica I. Contusion of the arm and chest, by a carriage 
passing over it. 

Symptoms : Contusion, swelling, and sugillations of the 
forearm. — The chest is painful when breathing or when mov- 
ing about. — Pulse hard and full. Arch. VI. 1, p. 110. 

There are some more cases recorded in the same place, for 
example : Contusion in the region of the root of the nose, twist- 
ing of the wrist-joint ; subluxation of the shoulder-joint ; Ar- 
nica helped in every case, and was sometimes employed ex- 
ternally. 

Arnica I 12 , dissolved in water. Apparent death after fall- 
ing from a roof. 

Symptoms : Apparent extinction of all the vital functions. 
— Face red, bluish, but not very much puffed. — The eye is 
twisted to the left side, and shining. — All the parts are movea- 
ble, and have their natural temperature. Arch. XII. 1, p. 100. 

Arnica, internally, removes the pain which is sometimes 
felt in the swollen and inflamed legs, after riding on hard-trot- 
ting horses. Arch. XII. 1, p. 149. 

Arnica II°° ; and externally. — Blow upon the head. 

Symptoms : Falling down with loss of consciousness. — 
Hemorrhage from mouth and nose. — Pale countenance. — Stut- 
tering T — Haemoptysis. — Vomiting. — Sopor. — Considerable and 
painful tumors on the head, arms, and on one knee. Arch. XII. 
3, p. 78. 

Arnica X°°, repeated in eight days, luxation of the cer- 
vical vertebrae brought on by a fall. 

Symptoms : The cervical vertebrae are pushed forward on 



EXTERNAL INJURIES. 413 

the left side ; they are set obliquely upon one another. — The 
head is turned to the right side ; cannot be moved. — Loss of 
consciousness the first days. — Unsteady gait. — The left arm is 
paralyzed. — Frequent tearing in the shoulder. Arch. XIV. 3, 
p. 113. 

Arnica II 000 , repeated in six days ; afterwards two other 
doses of Arnica III 00 . Injury by a mill-wheel. 

Symptoms : Severe bruise in the region of the left false 
ribs, of the size of a hand, the skin being completely torn off. 
— Fearful oppression of the chest — Frightful burning in the 
abdomen, especially in the liver. — Constant hiccough. — Disten- 
tion of the abdomen and region of the liver, painful, even 
when touched ever so lightly. — Cough and spitting of blood. — 
Vomiting. — Body icy-cold. — Pulse small, frequent, wiry. — 
Breathing suppressed, frequent, moaning. — Countenance sunk- 
en, pale, lips blue. Hearing diminished. Ann. II. p. 350. 

Arnica III, one drop, another dose on the fifth day ; giving 
two doses of Aconite between, on account of wound-fever hav- 
ing set in. Externally the tincture of Arnica III, ten drops in 
half a pound of water. Bite. 

Symptoms : The skin and tendons on the dorsum of the 
finger, and especially in the plain of the vola manus, were either 
torn or bit through. — By a second bite, the last joint of the 
finger was bit through. Ann. II. p. 361. 

Arnica II, internally, and the tincture of Arnica exter- 
nally, effects the cure of cuts and fractures. 

Arnica removes emphysena occasioned by the fracture of 
a rib. Ann. IV, p. 78. 

Arnica IV, one drop; the tincture externally. Concussion 
of the brain and hemorrhage occasioned by knocking the 
head against a carriage. 

Symptoms : Vertigo ; partial loss of consciousness. — Penis 
and scrotum are blue-red, and swollen enormously, painful. — 
The swollen parts feel sore, tense and torn, with violent fever. 
Ann. III. p. 271. 

Arnica I, given to the mother. Fall of an infant. 

Symptoms : The child is deadly pale, and becomes dumb. 
The limbs are relaxed, the head is hanging on one side. — 
Moaning. —Vomiting of milk and blood after drinking. 

Fall of a man. 

Symptoms : Compressive pain in the chest, with spitting 
of blood. — Breathing anxious and oppressed. — Stitches in the 
side, especially during a deep inspiration, when talking or mov- 
ing about. — Dry cough with increased stitching. — Scanty and 
bloody expectoration. — Inability to lie on one side. — Raling 



414 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

breathing. — Obtusion of the head. — Yertigo. — A good deal of 
thirst. — Dry and coated tongue. — Want of appetite. — Costive- 
ness. — Red urine. — Full pulse. — Burning skin. — Sopor with 
a number of fancies. — Great restlessness and anxiety. — Con- 
stant lamenting. — Bruised pain in the chest and limbs. Ann. 
IV. p. 320. 

Arnica, externally, removed the injuries inflicted upon the 
face of a person by blows. 

Symptoms : Swelling of the eyelids. — Sugillations of the 
right eye, which is blue-red. The lids are ecchymosed. — 
Sponginess and swelling of the cornea. — Wound on the mid- 
dle of the nasal bones, through which air and blood enter. — 
Nose swollen and blue. — Lips swollen and ecchymosed. — 
Wound between the lower lip and chin. — The foreteeth, upper 
and lower incisores and the alveolar borders are pressed in ; 
the teeth are loose. — Contusion behind the ear. — Pr. C. I. p. 198. 

Arnica, internally and externally, cured a contusion of the 
index finger. A. h. Z. IY. p. 38. 

Arnica cured a chronic disease, occasioned by blows upon 
the pit of the stomach. 

Symptoms : Aching and cutting pains in the pit of the 
stomach and epigastrium. — Constant nausea. — Frequent 
empty retching, especially in the night. — Yomiting of the in- 
gesta. — Contipation. — Slow fever. — Great emaciation. — Sad ; 
out of humor, desponding. A. h. Z. Y. p. 23. 

Arsenicum X, one drop, cured an illness brought on by a 
dissection wound. 

Symptoms : Red, itching, fine border around the w^ound, 
resembling ringworm, extending as far as the tip of the finger 
and the hand ; deadness of the parts. — The finger is white, 
pale, looks dead. — Hectic fever, Arch. XIY. 2, p. 92. 

Rhus X°, six doses, afforded help against tonic spasms of 
the facial muscles, displacement of the vertebral column and 
paralysis of the lower extremities, brought on by a fall from 
the top of the stairs. Arch. XII. 1, p. 128. 

Rhus effected the cure of a concussion of the hand by a 
sudden blow, producing entire insensibility, painful and violent- 
inflammation of the whole hand, terminating in ichorous sup- 
puration. In another case Rhus helped also, but the cure was 
completed by Arsenic Pr. C. I. pp. 4, 5. 

36. DISLOCATION j SPONTANEOUS LUXATION. 

Arnica used externally, removes the difficulties which are 
the usual concomitants of luxation, caused by a fall, shock, 
blow, twisting, etc. Arch. II. 3, p. 104. 



DISLOCATION; SPONTANEOUS LUXATION. 4^5 

Calcarea X°j two doses. Spontaneous luxation in a child 
of twelve months. 

Symptoms : When walking, the childs treads on the toes 
of the right foot, keeping the knee bent, which produces limp- 
ing. — When standing, the limb sometimes rests only upon the 
toes, sometimes upon the whole sole. — Since the limping com- 
menced, the child's head was covered with sweat when sleep- 
ing. — Painless glandular swelling, on the neck. Ann. IV. 2, p. 
209. 

Calcarea X°, three doses, every other day, removed a 
dislocation of the cervical vertebrae, brought on by a fall ; two 
of them protruded on the left side, and could not be replaced 
owing to the violence of the pains. Arch. XIII. 1, p. 91. 

Colocynthis, another dose in ten days and four weeks. 
Spontaneous luxation in a child of thirteen years. 

Symptoms : Pain when moving the right upper arm, and 
when pressing upon the shoulder-joint, sometimes a stitching 
from the shoulder to the back. — Stitching pains over the bend 
of the right knee, especially during motion, but also during 
rest ; they extend towards the hip. — When walking, the right 
limb was dragged after the other ; it is longer, and the trochan- 
ter, knee and buttock are lower than the corresponding parts of 
the other limb. — The region of the hip-joint is warmer than that 
of the left limb. — Pain in the right mamma, which is now ach 
ing, now pricking. — The cervical glands are swollen and hard. 
/. d. h. H. II. p. 159. 

In another case Colocynthis and Zincum effected a cure. 

A third case of spontaneous dislocation of the head of the 
femur, and ulceration of the parts around, was entirely 
cured by the antipsorics. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 132. 

Rhus V, one drop, using the tincture of Arnica externally 
previously. Spraining the foot. 

Symptoms : Sharp pain in the joint, especially when he 
attempts to rise from a seat, or to go up stairs. — Pricking pains 
in the joints, when the tip of the foot is elevated above the 
heel. — Frequent drawing in the joint when at rest ; constant 
dull aching and burning. Ann. I. p. 134. 

Rhus X°, even when merely smelled of, has specific cura- 
tive powers in sprains, strains and other kinds of stretching of 
the tendons, even when great pain and considerable swelling 
were present. A. h. Z. I. p. 136. 

Sulphur II helped in spontaneous luxation of a boy often 
years. A. h. Z. II. p. 192. 



416 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 



37. GANGRENE. 

Arsenicum X, one drop. Gangrene of the tongue. 

Symptoms : The left side of the tongue is black, gangre- 
nous ; also the muscles of mastication of that side. — Cadave- 
rous odor from the mouth. — The right side of the tongue is 
moist and covered with white mucus. — Indistinct speech. — 
Great thirst. — Lies in the bed pale as death, senseless. — "Violent 
fever with fetid diarrhoea. — Delirium. — Violent spasm with 
loss of consciousness. — Pulse small and quick. — The neck and 
the left lower jaw are covered with a soft, painless swelling. 
Arch. VI. 3, p. 107. 

Arsenicum I, one drop, three doses, one every two hours, 
acted very beneficially in gangrene of the arm ; the cure was 
effected by two successive doses of Opium I, then China I, one 
drop, two doses, and lastly Silicea X, one drop. 

Symptoms : The features express anguish and pain. — 
Faint look from hollow eyes. — Stammering speech. — The left 
arm and the lower limbs are cold. — The right arm is gan- 
grened ; in the middle of the arm a burning prickling sensation 
is experienced when touched by the hand ; the lower part of 
the arm is cold, immoveable, insensible, and is partly covered 
with a cheesy ash-colored mass, partly with black-blue blisters 
containing a bloody fluid, and extending from the scapula to 
the tips of the fingers. — Pulse weak, small, frequent. — Invo- 
luntary discharge of the faeces and urine. — Thirst unquench- 
able. Ann. IV. p. 298. 

Arsenicum IX, and externally Arsenicum I, with two 
drachms of distilled water. Gangrenous ulcer on the toe, oc- 
casioned by a shock. 

Symptoms : Mouth and throat are quite dry ; rustling sen- 
sation as of dry leaves in the throat. — Horrid burning and dig- 
ging-up sensation in the toe, worst in the night. — Horrid tear- 
ing in the foot and leg. — The toe is quite black, secretes a 
quantity of fetid ichor ; the anterior phalanges are shrivelled 
and insensible. — The dryness of the throat was relieved by 
Belladonna. Ann. IV. p. 398. 

Arsenicum X 000 removed in twenty -four hours the violent 
pains, and the erysipelatous inflammation around a gangre- 
nous ulcer. A. h. Z. IV. p. 78. 



38. ULCERS. 



Acidum phosphor, cured flat, painless ulcers on the leg, 
without redness, with an indented uneven base, and secret- 
ing a dirty-looking pus. Arch. XIV. 1, p. 40. 



ULCERS. 417 

Anthracin X. Brown-bluish spots on the leg, which had 
burst open and had spread over a large surface. The cure was 
completed in five days. A. h. Z. IV. p. 39. 

Antimonium crudum, one dose, Sulphur having been 
given previously, and a long interval intervening, cured a fis- 
tulous ulcer in a child. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 109. 

Arsenicum X°°, removed black-blue ulcers, surrounded 
with a shining red border, one being situated on the front part 
of the thigh, one in the bend of the knee. The swelling hinder- 
ed walking. The ulcer in the bend of the knee required yet 
two doses of Arsenic to cure. A. Ii. Z. VII. p. 327. 

Arsenicum X, one dose. 

Symptoms : The whole body, except the face, was covered 
with small ichorous ulcers, painful, and burning when becom- 
ing cold ; the pain is somewhat relieved by warmth. — Emaci- 
ation. — Great exhaustion. — Every kind of food causes a pres- 
sure in the oesophagus, as if it had been arrested there. — Rest- 
less sleep. — Fever every day ; first chilliness, afterwards heat, 
and lastly sweat. — Mind full of uneasiness and despair. Arch. 
I. 1, p. 105. 

Belladonna was employed with the happiest effect 
against a scrofulous ulcer on the foot of a girl. A. h. Z. I. 
p. 156. 

Calcarea improved suppurating fistulous ulcers in front 
of the ear, extending along the cheek, towards the neck. Arch. 
VIII. 1, p. 74. 

Calcarea VI 000 cured an ulcer on the hyperostosed tibia, 
the bone being affected. * The remaining drawing pain yielded 
to Acidum nitri, and the hyperostosis to Mezereum II 00 . 
A. h. Z. III. p. 42. 

Calcarea X°, six doses, one every seven days, cured three 
fistulous ulcers on the posterior surface of the thigh, with hard- 
ness, swelling and redness of the adjoining soft parts. A. h. Z. 
III. p. 165. 

Carbo veg. deserves employment in ulcers, especially in 
suppurating lymphatic ulcers, when they are affected with a 
burning pain. H. in R. I. p. 189. 

Graphites X° commenced the cure of an ulcer of the 
foot which was completed by Lycopodium. 

Symptoms : A flat, herpetic ulcer of the skin in the region 
of the ankles, on the whole anterior surface of the tarsal joint ; 
it secretes a good deal of ichor, and is bordered with small lit- 
tle ulcers penetrating deep into the skin, and looking like pus- 
tules when making their first appearance. — Violent itching and 
smarting pains in the whole ulcer, accompanied with chilliness, 



418 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

and extending up to the knee. — The ulcer suppurates a good 
deal at the time of the menses. — Frequent alternation of cos- 
tiveness and diarrhoea. — Chilliness during the period, and dis- 
charge of blood from the anus, accompanied with cutting pains 
in the legs and calves. — Violent palpitation of the heart after 
every emotion. Ann. II. p. 164. 

Graphites X°, and after a long interval Sepia X°. 

Sypmtoms : Ulcer on the dorsum of the foot, covered with 
impure, ichorous pus, having a fetid smell ; red granulations on 
the base of the ulcer ; callous edges, very painful to the touch. 
— Constant lancinating pains in the ulcer, especially in the 
night and forenoon. — -The foot is swollen, blue-red around the 
ankles and hot, accompanied with chilly feeling in the foot. 
Ann. III. p. 196. 

Graphites X°°, five doses, one every twelve days, cured 
ulcers of the foot, which originated in pustules, were always 
inflamed and painful, and would not heal. A. h. Z. II. p. 73. 

Graphites X removed an ulcer on the small toe, with 
swelling of the foot, extending beyond the ankles, redness, 
violent tearing. A. h. Z. III. p. 64. 

Hydrophobin X° cured two bites of mad dogs. In one 
case three doses were required, one every other day ; the 
blue wounds had become malignant ulcers, surrounded with 
bluish-red borders, having pad-shaped and hard edges, and 
a badly suppurating base. Arch. XT. 1, p. 34. 

Lachesis is useful in old ulcers of the foot ; one or two 
doses of Lachesis X brought on the rapid cicatrization of 
several ulcers on the leg, having a dirty appearance. Arch. 
XIII. 2, p. 102. 

Lycopodium VI°, one dose. 

Sy??iptoms : A tumor of the size of a fist, hard as a stone 
in the beginning, red, painful as if torn and ulcerated, not en- 
during any contact ; the tumor covers the right side of the 
neck, ear, and a part behind and above, accompanied with in- 
flammation of the external ear. — An abscess forms after the 
application of warm poultices, which, when opened, emits a 
quantity of pus, leaving hardness and a swelling behind. — 
Spontaneous formation of openings and fistules with callous 
edges, and eking out of a serous fluid. — The ulcer is painless 
per se ; it is only painful when a current of air is coming in 
contact with it. Arch. VII. 2, p. 52. 

Lycopodium IX, one-fourth of a drop, removed an ulcer 
on the leg which came on after a knock in the region of the 
inner ankle, became deeper and deeper, had callous edges, se- 
creted a fetid, impure ichor, finally occupied the whole of the 






ULCERS. 419 

tarsal joint, and caused violent burning pains especially at 
night. Ann. III. p. 196. 

Lycopodium is suitable in malignant, inveterate ulcers of 
the foot, salt-rheum, phagedenic ulcers, generally occupying 
the legs. In one case, repeated doses of Lycopodium V, one 
drop, were given in the commencement, afterwards X, one 
drop. 

Symptoms : The left leg was covered with a multitude of 
ulcers ; they are all of them flat, and do not penetrate through 
the skin. — Edges red, hard, shining, raised. — The base has a 
dirty-yellow appearance, greenish, bluish, pale-red. — Pus copi- 
ous, watery, ichorous, fetid ; diminishing when at rest, and 
yellowish. — The ulcers are surrounded with a blue-red, hard, 
hot, painful border ; the leg and foot are thick and swollen, 
hard, shining, red, inflamed. — The pains are partly tearing, 
partly lancinating ; sometimes there was a continued aching, 
which was almost insupportable in the night and in bad wea- 
ther. — Likewise ulcers on the right leg and forearm. A.h. Z. 
V. p. 195. 

Nux vomica, renders good service in inveterate ulcers sur- 
rounded by a bright-red swelling which is generally brought 
on by the affected parts becoming cold ; accompanied with a 
tearing pain in the ulcer. H. pr. Erf. I. p. 47. 

Psoricum II has cured ulcers of the lower limb, with in- 
tolerable itching over the whole body. A. h. Z. II. p. 192. 

Psoricum X, two doses, removed a malignant pustule. 

Symptoms : Conical scab on the dorsum of the hand, of 
the size of a dime, surrounded by a circumscribed, blue-red 
areola as large again as the scab itself. The confines of the 
scab and areola were marked by a whitish humid ring, in 
which new scurf formed. — Burning pain and tension. A. h. Z. 
III. p. 117. 

Psoricum X and Anthracin in alternation cured ulcers 
on the leg and tibia of an old man. A.h.Z. V. p. 64. 

Rhus X, one dose, cured an ichorous suppuration round 
the patella, the ulcer having raised edges and a febrile condition 
being constantly present. Pr. Com. I. p. 5. 

Rhus X 0000 , in six days X 00 °. Malignant ulcers. 

Symptoms : Gradually the whole body, except the head, 
chest and back, becomes covered with large and small vesi- 
cles, containing a clear, yellow fluid and itching considerably. 
— The opened vesicles had become gangrened ulcers, secreting 
an acrid, fetid ichor, which was likewise secreted from the in- 
ner surface of the toes. — Continual and violent fever ; pulse 
small and quick. — The whole head, especially the face, was 



420 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

bloated and red, with oedema of the lower eyelids and the 
penis. — The throat was somewhat swollen, making degluti- 
tion difficult. — Stool delaying, but every day. — Urine suppres- 
sed, scanty, turbid and brown. — Little appetite ; much thirst. 
— Disposition impatient ; out of humor. Pr. Com. I. p. 172. 

Silicea VI°, smelling, repeated in three weeks. Ulcer of 
the foot, the original cause of which was congelation. 

Symptoms : Deep ulcer on the dorsum of the foot, with an 
impure base, the wound, which secreted a quantity of thick, 
jelly-like mucus, being covered with a quantity of spongy and 
readily bleeding flesh. Arch. VII. 2, p. 46. 

Silicea X, one dose, cured an ulcer of the tibia, which 
was brought on by a previous violent inflammation ; the ulcer 
secreted a quantity of fetid ichor. — The periosteum appeared 
injured, and the bone seemed to be affected. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 
23. 

Silicea X 00 , and in six weeks Sulphur. Ulcers of the 
leg, brought on by vesicular erysipelas. 

Symptoms : Swelling of the legs up to the knees. — Seven 
ulcers, partly open, partly bordered with indented crusts, hav- 
ing a bad appearance, and secreting a cadaverous ichor. — 
Burning pains, especially in the night. — Intolerable itching 
round the ulcers, obliging one to scratch, which is followed by 
burning as of hot coal, and bleeding of the scratched parts. 
Arch. VIII. 3, p. 57. 

Silicea X°, cured an ulcer of the finger, being the re- 
sult of a badly managed panaritium ; the ulcer caused an 
intolerable pain, and was covered with a fleshy growth of the 
size of a hazelnut. Arch. IX. 3, p. 96. 

Silicea X°, and lastly Calcarea, cured an ulcer on the 
dorsum of the hand which had denuded the extensor tendons 
and secreted a yellow-brown, fetid ichor, accompanied with 
fever, dry and burning hot skin, quick, small pulse, delirium, 
jerking of the hands and feet. Arch. IX. 3, p. 97. 

Silicea X°, repeated several times and at short intervals, 
contributed a good deal to the cure of a spreading ulcer on the 
forehead. Arch. XIII. 2, p. 98. 

Silicea I, one grain. Ulcer on the leg, brought on by a 
blow. 

Symptoms : Round ulcer below the patella over the upper 
extremity of the tibia ; the ulcer had penetrated down to the 
bone. — The base of the ulcer was dirty, bluish-red. — Copious 
secretion of a sanguineous, thin fluid. — Stitching pains in the 
ulcer, especially at night; the margin and the surrounding 
parts of the ulcer were sometimes itching and somewhat burn- 
ing. 



ULCERS. 421 

Siltcea X. repeated doses. Putrid nicer of old, unclean, 
cachectic persons and drunkards. 

Symptoms : Unimportant external injuries bring on wide- 
spreading, erysipelatous, or deeply penetrating asthenic inflam- 
mations, followed by a troublesome suppuration. — A fetid, san- 
guinolent, badly-colored, yellowish ichor is secreted from fistu- 
lous openings. — Slow separation of dead, fetid pieces of cellular 
tissue, muscles and tendons, of a dirty color, partly penetrated 
by tenacious yellow pus. — There remain open ulcers penetrat- 
ing down to the bone, and surrounded by shaggy, callous bor- 
ders ; the ulcers refusing to heal, with vanishing of strength. 
— The adjoining soft parts are swollen, hard bluish-red. A. h. 
Z. V. p. 326. 

Sulphur X°, one dose, cured three cases of psoric ulcers 
on the tibia, in three persons. Arch. XI. 2, p. J 15. 

Sulphur, three doses, cured ulcers on the ankle of an old 
man, situated at a place which had formerly been occupied by 
varices, with stitching pains, especially at night. Two doses 
of Sulphur I, one drop, removed ulcers on the ankle of a 
phthisicky person ; they did not suppurate much, bled some- 
what, and a tearing pain was experienced in them, especially 
at night. Ann. IV. p. 261. 

Sulphur X°°, three doses in a fortnight. Ulcer on the 
foot. 

Symptoms : Inflammation in the region of the tibia after a 
bruise ; this results by the formation of a flat ulcer, with raised 
edges and secretion of a quantity of benign pus. — The ulcer is 
surrounded by small itching pimples. — There is a similar but 
smaller ulcer in the region of the left tarsal joint. J. d. h. H. I. 
p. 155. 

Sulphur, three doses, removed in five weeks an old, fetid, 
deep ulcer on the inner ankle, secreting a thin ichor, and sur- 
rounded by some swelling. A. h. Z. IV. p. 15. 

Sulphur, two doses, and Antimonium crudum removed 
a fistulous ulcer in the left side, close to the lowermost rib. 
Arch. VIII. 1, p. 109. 

Sulphur X removed an ulcer occasioned by a gun-shot 
wound. 

Symptoms : The wound secretes continually a quantity of 
acrid pus, and is surrounded by a quantity of itching pimples 
which burn when scratched. — Arm and hand are like dead, 
cold, immovable, anchylosed in the elbow-joint, and atrophied. 
A. h. Z. II. p. 64. 

Sulphur, tincture, several doses. Suitable for ulcers which 



422 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

show a disposition to form wild flesh. (Silica is likewise 
suitable.) 

Symptoms : Inflammation of the parotid gland, followed 
by the formation of an oblong, round ulcer, surrounded with a 
bluish red areola which is not very sensitive. — The base of 
the ulcer is covered with a pale-red, spongy, insensible, fleshy 
growth, smooth and shining on the surface. — Copious secre- 
tion of a thick yellow pus. — Violent itching around the ulcer. 
A. h, Z. VI. p. 20. 

39. CARBUNCLE, GANGRENOUS VESICLES. 

Arsenicum, one dose. 

Symptoms : Foot swollen, inflamed, painful, hard, shining, 
burning like fire. — A black-blue, violently burning blister on 
the middle of the dorsum of the foot, of the size of a walnut. — 
The blister was opened with the lancet. Ann. I. p. 133. 

Arsenicum X°. A sort of gangrenous blister on the arm. 

Symptoms : The whole arm is swollen, and covered all 
over with black vesicles, imparting to it a black or dark-blue red 
appearance ; the arm emitted a putrid, intolerable odor ; several 
parts of the arm were transformed into glutinous, grayish-white 
masses. — Extreme loss of strength ; pulse quick and small. — 
Discharge of dark-green mucus with the stool. Ann. I. p. 183. 

Arsenicum X°°, two or three doses were sufficient to cure 
anthrax. Arch. XV. 1, p. 125. 

Belladonna X°, one dose. Gangrenous vesicle on the 
leg. 

Symptoms : Prickling in the skin of the leg ; towards eve- 
ning a red point became visible, with scarcely any elevation. — 
Next day a blackish vesicle formed, with stitches in the foot. 
— In the evening the foot was swollen. — On the third day the 
vesicle was covered with gangrenous scurf, the vesicle being 
only surrounded with a whitish margin and an ocdematous 
swelling. — Afterwards the gangrenous scurf increased, togeth- 
er with the swelling and the pains, with pains in the region of 
the stomach, nausea, vomiting and delirium. Ann. I. p. 356. 

Silicea X, one dose. Carbuncle in the nape of the neck. 

Symptoms : Hard, sore swelling, with violent fever. — After 
the application of poultices, small holes formed which spread 
and finally formed one opening. — The swelling round the ul- 
cer was hard, of a viscid consistence as it were, having a bad- 
ly colored, dark purple-red appearance ; the opening was sur- 
rounded with a livid margin. — Secretion of an acrid, corrosive, 
fetid, yellow-green ichor, corroding the cellular tissue and the 



warts. 423 

muscles. — Faintness, loss of appetite, restless nights. — Suppres- 
sion of the pulse. — Livid countenance. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 24. 

40. BOILS. 

Arnica r ^- - - cured within one year a patient who had 
been tormented with boils for a year past, and had sometimes 
twenty at one time. Arch. V. 3, p. 44. 

Belladonna removed the disposition to a frequent recur- 
rence of that complaint ; Sulphur was given when the dispo- 
sition seemed to return. Arch. IX. 3. p. 59. 

Lycopodium X, repeated doses. Boils in and around the 
axilla ; accompanied with humid, scurfy, itching herpes, with 
swelling of the axillary glands. The boils suppurated for an 
unusually long period, and new ones re-appeared continually. 
A. h. Z. V. p. 196. 

Lycopodium X°°. Boils coming out in frequent repetition 
after the removal of scald-head. Accompanied with frequent 
cramp in the calves, toes, and fingers when moving them in a 
wrong direction, and with frequent attacks of contractive pain 
in the abdomen. Ann I. p. 173. 

Nux vom. VI. one drop ; followed by Arnica I, one drop, 
as a preventive. Constant recurrence of boils after the cure of 
small-pox, mostly in the posterior surface of the thigh ; frequent- 
ly they were extremely painful, accompanied with loss of ap- 
petite and sleep, ill-humor and wretched appearance. Ann. I. 
p. 182. 

41. WARTS. 

Calcarea V. one drop, in one case ; in another case sev- 
eral doses of Calcarea V, III, II, and III were required. 
Warts, which were soft around the base and had almost the 
color of the skin, hard and rough on the surface, whitish, horny, 
round. They disappeared by suppurating at the base, and the 
warts becoming changed into a brown scurf. A. h. Z. V. p. 
83. 

Calcarea VI°°. Had about two hundred warts on the 
hand. After taking the Calcarea they became flatter and 
partly disappeared. Sulphur 00 removed them entirely. Arch. 
XIII. 1, p. 46. 

Causticum X 00 in one case cured entirely very painful in- 
flamed warts, within four or six weeks. Arch. XIV. 2, p. 
108. 



424 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

Dulcamara is also useful against warts, especially in the 
face. .4. h. Z. V. p. 163. 

Dulcamara and Rhus, both remedies administered in 
small and rare doses, removed warts on the hands which were 
both large and numerous. Arch. II. 3, p. 118. 

Rhus III, one drop, removed warts on the hands. Three 
weeks after the administration of that drug, the warts were 
moistened with the first attenuation. Arch. VI. 2, p. 21. 

Rhus IV, V, X, in repeated doses, appeared to be useful 
against those warts only which appear on the hands and fingers, 
rest upon a broad base, are fleshy at their base, the remainder 
of the wart seeming to consist of a horny, rough, thickened epi- 
dermis, are rough and hard to the touch, are insensible, having 
a dirty, yellow-gray surface, and sometimes look as if covered 
with black bristles. They disappear very slowly, their height 
and extent decreasing gradually until the rough coating can 
be rubbed off. A. h. Z. V. p. 321. 

Sepia, one dose, helped in two cases to remove warts from 
the fingers. They became painful, red at their base, and drop- 
ped off after some days. A. h. Z. I. p. 176. 

Spiritus nitri dulcis, several times a day, two drops at 
a time, removed a quantity of warts from the hands, which had 
been occasioned by the excessive use of table-salt. Tr. Com. 
I. p. 152. 

Sulphur X°° caused a quantity of horny warts around the 
phalanges of the fingers to disappear. — Arch. X. 2. p. 105. 

Thuya X, one drop, cured a violent exacerbation when 
given against warts ; eight days after, Thuya X° was given : 
in four weeks the warts dropped off. Arch. XIV. 2, p. 107. 

Thuya, Acid, nitri and Sulphur, generally succeeded in 
removing the warts from the hands of onanists, and at the 
same time arrested the inclination to continue the vice. Arch. 
XV. 1, p. 143. 

42. FROZEN LIMBS. 

Agaricus II, smelling, removed the pain and inflammation 
of frozen toes. A. h. Z, II. p. 62. 

Belladonna, one grain in one drachm of common water, 
is an excellent external remedy for frozen toes, red noses. A. 
h. Z. I. p. 62. 

Belladonna is suitable when the frozen limbs are blue- 
red and swollen, when the pains are throbbing and beating, 
when the patient is of a sad, indifferent, sometimes vehement 
disposition. Arch. IX. 3, p. 55. 



CORNS— RHAGADES. 425 

Nux vom. cures frozen limbs rapidly, especially when it is 
indicated by the patient's disposition, when there is a bright- 
red swelling and a burning itching which increases in warmth, 
or when the bright-red swelling bursts open and bleeds when 
touching it but slightly. H.pr. Erf. I. p. 17. 

Petroleum, sometimes Acid, nitr., is suitable against 
congelations of the hands and feet. H. in R. II. p. 133. 

Petroleum X 000 , given internally, has been found suita- 
ble for curing frozen limbs ; in another case the twenty-fifth 
potency was used externally. A. h. Z. II. p. 62. 

Phosphorus has effected a speedy cure of frozen toes. A. 

I. p. 134. 

Pulsatilla IY 5 has cured frozen toes, with violent burn- 
ing pains ; they were much swollen, blue-red, hot, not very 
sensitive to the touch ; but strong pressure caused a pain. A. 

II. p. 313. 

Pulsatilla is a good remedy for blue-red swellings with 
throbbing pains, when the patient has a soft or phlegmatic dis- 
position. Arch. IX. 3, p. 55. 

Sulphur has cured the red and itching swelling of hands 
and feet in the winter season ; the latter exhibited ulcers which 
were painful in the bed. Ann. IV. p 261. 



43. CORNS. 

Antimonium crudum I, one grain, removed horny indu- 
rations in the skin of the bottom of the feet, in five cases. 
They were roundish, flat, thickest in the middle, the border 
running gradually into the skin ; walking was extremely trou- 
blesome and painful ; the skin around was sometimes inflamed, 
affected with darting stitches. — After the lapse of ten days the 
indurations began to itch and become painful, after which they 
scaled off. A. h. Z. V. p. 22. 

Arnica, tincture, when applied to the corns, after cutting 
them first, prevented their growth, and their being painful af- 
terwards. A. h. Z. III. p. 7. 

44. RHAGADES. 

Bryonia, one dose, has cured thick and bleeding lips cov- 
ered with thick scales, which when coming off, exhibited again 
a fine, cracked skin. A. h. Z. V. p. 116. 

Calcarea IV, five drops in five drachms of distilled water, 
used as a wash, cured a brick-burner of rhagades of the hands, 
cc 



426 GENERAL AFFECTIONS. 

which came on whenever he made bricks. Arch. XV. 1, p, 
133. 

Hepar sulph. I. Rhagades of the hands. A portion of 
the ball of the left hand was covered with deep fissures and 
rhagades, bleeding and burning, and affected with a stinging 
pain when touched. Ann. I. p. 181. 

Sulphur, several doses, improved, and Petroleum cured 
entirely, deep cracks in the hands of a girl who menstruated 
slowly and scantily. Ann. IV. p. 261. 

45. PANARITIUM. 

Magnetis pol. arct. is an excellent remedy against pana- 
ritia. H. in R. II. p. 11. 

Sepia helped in an inflammation of the thumb, with draw- 
ing pain, swelling, redness and heat in the tip. /. d. h. H. ILL 
p. 65. 

Silicea or Sulphur cures recent panaritia. Arch. IX. 3, 
p. 97. 

Silicea cures panaritia of the worst kinds ; when the bone 
is affected, Silicea appears to facilitate its becoming detached ; 
after which the ulcer soon became clean and healed. Arch. 
XII. 3, p. 148. 

Sulphur I, half a grain. Panaritium of fifteen weeks' 
standing. 

Symptoms : The tip of the index-finger is inflamed, whit- 
ish-yellow, shining and puffed, affected with a darting pain. — 
The nail is yellow, thick and distorted, with pus underneath ; 
painful to the touch.— The hand is sometimes a little paralytic. 
Ann. II. p. 363. 

Sulphur 2. Panaritium. Swelling and inflammation of 
the anterior joint, with boring and beating pain, especially in 
the night ; suppuration under the nail. Ann. IV. p. 322. 

46. BURNS. 

Sapo domesticus X, internally, is said to be the surest 
means in alleviating the pain in burns and effecting their cure. 
Arch. XV. 1, p. 127. 

47. BITE OP A VIPER. 

Lachesis X, two doses in forty-eight hours, helped in two 
cases characterized by great swelling of the foot and leg, nau- 
sea and vomiting, thirst and swelling of the tongue. 

Bellad. X has been found useful in similar cases. Pr. 
Com. II. p. 196. 



LETHARGY— SLEEPLESSNESS. 427 

XIX. 

IRREGULAR SLEEP. 

1. LETHARGY. 

Belladonna X 000 , repeated in eight days. 

Symptoms : Fit of lethargy, now in the morning, now in 
the evening, sometimes several times a day. —Sudden qualmish 
feeling in the region of the stomach, with desire to lie down 
and sleep. — After which she falls into a sleep so sound that it 
is impossible to wake her. — The extremities are not stiff ; they 
remain in the position in which they are laid, until the parox- 
ysm is over. Arch, XII. 3, p. 78. 

Magnetis pol. arct. has been employed with advantage 
in several cases of habitual drowsiness in the day-time. H. in 
R. II. p. 6. 

Opium I 00 . Sopor of a lying-in woman. 

Symptoms : Bright-red, bloated countenance, the eyes half 
open, the lower jaw hanging down, loss of consciousness. — 
The breathing is heavy, slow, sometimes intermittent. — Pulse 
subdued, slow, intermittent and irregular. — Frequent twitching 
of the facial muscles, especially in the region of the corners of 
the mouth. — The left leg, and still more the left forearm, are 
suddenly jerked towards the body. Jinn. I. p. 321. 

Pulsatilla has been found useful against sopor, whereas 
Tart. emet. was employed without success. JL. h. Z. I. p. 
155. 

2. SLEEPLESSNESS. 

Belladonna is useful against sleeplessness in the night, 
and drowsiness in the day-time. Arch. XI. 2, p. 82. 

Coffea II, removed sleeplessness, which had been pro- 
duced by drinking much coffee ; the patient was an old, but 
otherwise healthy, woman. A. h. Z. III. p. 118. 

Coffea I 000 , three doses, every other evening, removed a 
kind of sleeplessness with excited fancy. A. h. Z. III. p. 149. 

Hyosciamus is useful for sleeplessness of sensitive, irrita- 
ble persons, when resulting from nervous excitement either 
during or after an illness. A. h. Z. V. p. 168. 

Moschus has frequently procured help in sleeplessness 
from nervous erethism, without any evident cause of the sleep- 
lessness being present. A. h. Z. VII. p. 25. 



428 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

Silicea, one dose. Complicated sleeplessness. 

Symptoms : One hour after having fallen asleep she wakes 
up with a jerk in the head, which wakes her ; she feels hot all 
over, the blood rushes to the head, with beating and hammer- 
ing in the head. — Afterward burning in the stomach, with nau- 
sea and vomiting of food. — The heat obliges her to rise and 
walk about. Ann. III. p. 441. 

3. SOMNAMBULISM. 

Bryonia II, one drop, removed a nightly walking about 
without consciousness ; in the place of the walking, the patient 
talked aloud, which was removed by Phosphorus X. Arch. 
VIII. 1, p. 104. 



XX. 

FEYER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

1. INFLAMMATORY FEVERS. 

Aconitum VIII. In a baby. 

Symptoms: Skin burning hot and bright red. — Violent 
thirst and drinking a good deal of water.— Refuses to take the 
breast. — Constant moaning, screaming and restlessness. — No 
sleep. Arch. IV. 3, p. 42. 

Aconitum VI, one drop. After a cold and chagrin. 

Symptoms : Vertigo, especially when sitting up. — General 
heaviness of the head, as if too full. — Violent pain in the fore- 
head and temples, from within outward. — Painful sensation in 
the top of the head, as if the hairs were pulled at. — Painful 
stiffness in the occiput and nape of the neck. Face puffed f 
bright red, with a tensive sensation. Lively fancy even when 
waking. — The eyes are painful and red as if inflamed. — 
Tongue clean and moist. — Hurried talking. — Breathing op- 
pressed, with sensation of repletion and tightness of the chest. 
— Frequent dartings in the chest. — Rumbling in the abdomen, 
sensation as if it were bloated, with tension across the hypo- 
chondria and inclination to vomit. — Several diarrhoeic stools. — 
Thrills of shuddering. — Violent, febrile orgasm of the blood. 
—The skin is burning and hot, covered with general sweat. 
— Pains in the limbs. — Great faintness. — Anxious and appre- 
hensive mood. Arch. V. 2, p. 49. 



INFLAMMATORY FEVERS. 429 

Aconitum VIII, two or three doses. 

Symptoms : Short cough with stitches under the short 
ribs, hindering deep breathing, with or without expectoration. 
— Anxious breathing. — Great weakness and faintness. — Chills 
and shaking through the whole body. — Alternate redness and 
paleness of countenance ; when the fever is very high, the 
cheeks become blue-red. — Burning over the back like fire. — 
Stuttering, trembling speech. — Dry lips and mouth. — Thirst — 
Dim eyes as when the blood presses upon the brain, — Consti- 
pation. — Dark-red urine. — Fetid breath. — Rattling in the chest. 
— Loss of consciousness. — Nightly delirium. — Pulse full, undu- 
lating or suppressed. Arch. VIII. 1, p. &5. 

Aconitum X. In a child often years. 

Symptoms: Great chilliness with trembling; afterwards 
violent heat with thirst. — Sleeplessness. — Tearing pains in the 
ear and shoulder. — Face red, great restlessness, and tossing 
about — Violent headache. — Frequent ineffectual desire to eva- 
cuate the bladder or rectum. 

Aconitum VIII, two doses. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness, followed by great general 
heat, afterwards much sweat and thirst. — Pulse quick, very 
full. — Great obtusion of the head. — Sensation as if the brain 
were balancing to and fro even during a slight motion. — 
— Violent headache ; beating, stinging, pressing asunder, pres- 
sure in the forehead. — Inflamed eyes ; secretion of mucus 
from the lids. — Red and bloated countenance. — Obstruc- 
tion of the nose. — Feeling of dryness in the mouth, with 
moist tongue. — Burning and pricking in the throat, with diffi- 
cult deglutition. — Painful stiffness in the nape of the neck. — ■ 
Drawing pain in the back, arms, and lower limbs. — Tensive 
pressure across the stomach. — Painful repletion and pricking 
in the chest. — Bruised feeling. — Sleeplessness. — Despondency. 
Ann. II. p. 33. 

Aconitum, in a case of jaundice, removed almost entirely 
the fever, the pain in the liver, the palpitation of the heart, 
thirst and mucous cough. Ann. II. p. 33. 

Aconitum VIII, half a drop. In a pregnant female. 

Symptoms : Hard, full, frequent pulse. — Redness of the 
face. — Heat about the head, and generally. — Beating and ach- 
ing pain in the head. — Dulness. — Dry, hot skin. — Stitches in 
the liver, painful to the touch. — Dry, short and hacking cough, 
and frequent chills. — Out of humor. Bryonia was given after 
the Aconite. Ann. II. p. 178. 

Aconitum VIII 000 . Fever after chagrin. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness, followed by great heat, 
violent aching pain in the forehead, and vertigo. — Want of ap- 



430 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

petite and thirst. — Sensation in the stomach as if she had swal- 
lowed something hot ; this sensation extended into the chest. 
Ann. II. p. 182. 

Aconitum X, a quarter of a drop. In a plethoric girl. 

Symptoms : Excessive heat all over. — Face glowing-red 7 
hot. — Chills. — Oppression of the chest. — Shortness of breath. 
— Pulse hard, full, slow, as if the vessels would burst. — Violent 
delirium. A. h. Z. III. p. 115. 

Aconitum X, one dose, rarely more. 

Symptoms : Chilliness, which is sometimes light and 
short in children, followed by constant glowing heat. — Head- 
ache. — Face red, hot, bloated. — Eyes glistening, sparkling. — 
Lips, tongue, buccal cavity dry. — Excessive thirst. — Want of 
appetite. — Tongue clean, or else covered with a thin layer of 
white mucus. — Stool rare, scanty. — Urine scanty, hot, turbid. 
— Skin hot and dry. — Pulse accelerated, full and hard. — ■ 
Breathing quick and short. — Breath hot. — Restlessness. — Sleep 
wanting or very restless.— Delirium. — Erratic pains, occasion- 
ally. 

Aconitum, two doses. In a child. 

Symptoms : Excessive heat. — Alternate redness and pale- 
ness of countenance. — Pain in the abdomen. — Vomiting. — Want 
of appetite. — Thirst. — Constipation. — Obstinate; cannot re- 
main up. Nux was given last. J. d h. H. II. p. 146. 

Belladonna X. In a girl of fifteen years. 

Symptoms : Internal and external heat, almost without 
any previous chilliness. — Redness of countenance. — Q,uick 
pulse.— Great thirst. — Scanty, bright-yellow urine. — Head- 
ache. — Delirium. — Dread of light. — Stitches in all the limbs. 
— Want of appetite. Ann. I. p. 1. 

Belladonna X, one drop. In a child of three years and 
a half. 

Symptoms : Fever. — Pain in the throat during degluti- 
tion. — Violent tight cough, the head aching, and the face be- 
coming red. — Weariness in the feet. — Drowsiness in the day- 
time, restless sleep in the night. Arch. III. 1, p. 27. 

Belladonna. In a child of eight years. 

Symptoms : Colic. — Pains in the feet. — Violent thirst. — 
Heat in the whole body. — Redness of the white of the eyes. — 
Violent headache, especially in the forehead, from within out- 
wards. — Restless sleep, delirium, starting. J. d. h. H. II. 
p. 147. 

Bryonia, tincture, one drop. After a cold. 

Symptoms : Chilliness for six hours and a half, redness of 
the face, heat in the head and great thirst. — Constant inclina- 



BILIOUS FEVER. 43 1 

tion to sleep, delirium, cries and starting. — Anxious dreams, 
with cold sweat on the forehead. — Headache and painful sen- 
sation in the limbs. Arch. VIII. 2, p. 79, 80. 

Nux vom., preceded by Aconite. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness, followed by great faintness 
and pricking pain in the forehead. — Obtusion of the head, and 
vertigo when stooping. — Eyes dim, faint, red. — Stitche* in the 
left side of the abdomen, when moving about or taking deep 
breath. — Constipation. — Loss of appetite. — Tongue somewhat 
dry, and coated white. — Weakness of the feet, and drawing 
pain in the calves. — Pulse frequent and hard. — Skin dry and 
burning hot. — Great inclination to drowsiness, which is a kind 
of stupor. — Despondency. J. d. h. H. I. p. 89. 

2. BILIOUS FEVER. 

Aconitum is an excellent remedy to begin with in inflam- 
matory bilious fever. Hygea, I. p. 80. 

Bryonia V. After intoxication and chagrin. 

Symptoms : Violent headache, with stitches in the head 
from without outward. — Vertigo when raising the head. — Head 
burning hot, face red and bloated. — Eyes faint, the look be- 
coming wild in the heat. — Tongue coated, dirty. — Taste bitter. 
— Continual violent thirst after drinking, he vomits with great 
pain. — Almost uninterrupted vomiting, first of bile, afterwards 
of bitter, fetid water. — Great pain in the left side, with violent 
stitches in that side at every inspiration and coughing fit. — 
That which is thrown up is mixed with a little blood. — Consti- 
pation. — Violent palpitation of the heart. — Violent stitches in 
the limbs here and there. — Swelling of the hands. Heat of 
the whole body, with quick, full and hard pulse ; chilliness, 
only at the commencement of vomiting. — Weak and exhaust- 
ed. — Vexed. The remaining bitterness in the mouth, thirst, 
pressure of the stomach after a meal, and restless sleep, yielded 
to Chamomilla. Arch. IV. 2, p. 57. 

Bryonia X 000 , on the third day VI 000 ; giving Aconite first. 

Symptoms : Obtusion and pain of the head ; vertigo. — 
Loss of appetite with bitter taste. — Pressure in the pit of the 
stomach. — Tingling in the ears. — Dry skin. — Tongue coated 
yellow. — Pulse frequent and rather hard. Hygea, I. p. 82. 

Chamomilla IV, one drop. After violent chagrin. 

Symptoms : Chilliness followed by heat. — Intolerable tear- 
ing and pricking pains in the left side of the head and face. — 
Vertigo when raising the head, and obscuration of sight. — Lu- 
minous vibrations before the eyes when lying down. — General 



432 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

internal and external heat. — Much thirst. — Tongue fiery red 
and cracked. — Burning of the tongue, mouth, pharynx and 
(Esophagus, down to the stomach. — Fetid breath. — Bitter taste. 
— Constant nausea and inclination to vomit. — Want of appe- 
tite. — Frequent, sour eructations. — Anxiousness, repletion and 
tension in the pit of the stomach. — Tearing pains in the abdo- 
men. — Constipation. — Yellow urine with flocculent sediment ; 
burning micturition. — Pulse quick, small and unequal. — Con- 
stant slight sweat. — Oppression of the chest, sometimes stitching 
during an inspiration. — Moaning.— Great restlessness and appre- 
hensiveness. — Weak voice. — Cough day and night, with ex- 
pectoration of a quantity of tenacious mucus, tasting bitter 
and putrid. — Little sleep, with anxious dreams and startings. 
— Increase of the pain in the afternoon and night. The re- 
maining nausea, bitter taste, absence of thirst, bilious eructa- 
tions, cough, tearing and stitching in the forehead yielded to 
Pulsatilla. Arch. I. 3, p. 158. 

Chamomilla is suitable for bilious fever, especially when 
originating in violent anger or chagrin. 

Symptoms : Heat in the face ; burning heat in the eyes, 
with bright redness of one of the cheeks, dry lips, constant 
thirst and cold limbs. — Vertigo, with drawing headache of one 
side or heaviness and pressure in the forehead. — Bitter taste in 
the mouth, and of the nourishment the patient takes. — Inclina- 
tion to vomit, vomiting ; that which he vomits, has a bitter 
taste. — Tongue coated with yellow mucus ; the coating looks 
cloudy, is thick and rather yellow posteriorly. — The eyes are 
somewhat red, agglutinated in the morning; the eyelids ap- 
pear bloated. — Little appetite. — Puffiness and tension of the 
abdomen, especially the hypochondria ; those parts feel too full 
and as if their contents were pressing towards the chest, with 
uncomfortableness and anguish. — Pressure at the stomach, 
colicky pains, diarrhoea. — Great restlessness ; out of humor 
and sensitiveness. — Restless sleep, starting, tossing about and 
fits of anguish. — Despondency. — Heaviness and bruised feel- 
ing in the limbs. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 65. 

Chamomilla. After chagrin and fright. 

Symptoms : Headache, pressure in the temples and fore- 
head. — Fits of vertigo and fainting. — Dulness of sense and 
drowsiness, without being able to sleep. — Yellow color of the 
white of the eye, face and skin. — Bitter taste, dryness of the 
mouth and of the tongue, which is coated with a dirty yellow 
coating. — Want of appetite. — Great desire for cold drinks. — 
Empty eructations. — Nausea and inclination to vomit. — Stool 
every two days. — Turbid urine with yellow sediment. — A good 



BILIOUS FEVER. 433 

deal of heat, with oppression and anxiety. — Oppression of 
breathing and tightness of the chest. — All the limbs are stiff 
and as if paralyzed. — Great debility. — Sleeplessness. Ann. II. 
p. 185. 

China. Bilious fever. 

Symptoms : Obtusion of the head, vertigo when raising it. 
— Restless, light, unrefieshing sleep. — Yellowish color of the 
skin, white of the eye and the lower surface of the tongue. — 
Want of appetite. — Bitter taste. — Bitter eructations. — Tongue 
coated yellow. — Inclination to vomit. — Little thirst. — Repletion 
and pressure in the pit of the stomach. — Oppression of the 
chest. — Frequent white stool. — Dark-red urine. — Great debility. 
— Sad and out of humor. Bryonia was given when the im- 
provement seemed to be stationary. Arch. I. 2, p. 44. 

Cocculus. Bilious fever after chagrin and abuse of Cham- 
omile. 

Symptoms : Headache and toothache. — Whizzing in the 
ears. — Apprehensiveness and fear of death. — Tongue coated 
yellow. — Dryness of the mouth without thirst. — Badly smelling 
eructations with inclination to vomit. — Aversion to food. — 
Painful repletion in the stomach, with difficult breathing. — 
Stitching in the region of the liver, between the scapulae and 
in the small of the back. — Pinching in the abdomen. — Soft, 
yellow stools, causing a burning at. the anus. — Great debility. 
— Numbness of the hands. — Face red as fire. — Burning in the 
feet. — The skin feels hot, although there is constant chilliness. 
Ann. II. p. 36. 

Nux vomica, after the unsuccessful exhibition of Bella- 
donna. 

Symptoms : Aching pain in the forehead .—Vertigo. — Faint 
and glistening eyes, the white being yellow. — Tongue coated 
dark-yellow. — Bitter-sour smell from the mouth. — Bitter eruc- 
tations, with rising of an acrid, yellow fluid. — Occasional turns 
of cough with retching.' — Aversion to food. — Much thirst, with 
a burning sensation in the pharynx. — Attacks of excessive pain 
in the right side of the chest, with difficult breathing. — Con- 
stant pressure in the region of the liver and stomach, which is 
very much distended. — Burning and pricking pains in the um- 
bilical region. — Unsuccessful desire for stool. — A quantity of 
dark-yellow urine. — The limbs feel bruised. — Drowsiness, and 
anxious dreams from which he starts. — Smarting heat of the 
skin. — Contracted, quick pulse. Ann. II. p. 36. 

Nux vomica is frequently suitable for bilious affections, 
when they were preceded by a chronic affection of the liver or 
when occasioned by frequent chagrin, and sometimes when 



434 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

characterized by a yellow tinge around the nose and mouth. 
— Nux is sometimes indicated in nervous-gastric fevers. 
Hartman?i,pr. Erf. I. p. 21. 

Pulsatilla V ogo , giving Aconite twelve hours previous- 
ly. Occasioned by wet. 

Symptoms : Violent vertigo. — Inflammation and swelling 
of the eyelids ; they secrete a quantity of purulent mucus. — 
Bitter taste in the mouth. — Vomiting of mucus mixed with bile. 
— Every vomiting is preceded by tearing pains in the abdomen, 
constant chilliness and pricking in the ear. — Frequent and thin 
mucous discharges. — Febrile heat, with a red and bloated 
countenance and little thirst. — Weakness, dulness of sense ; 
the eyes are constantly turned to one object. Ann. III. p. 405. 

3. GASTRIC FEVERS. 

Belladonna X, one drop. Gastric affections with acute 
cutaneous eruption. 

Symptoms : Violent headache, as if the brain and eyes 
were being pressed out of the head. — Painful and red eyes. — 
Painful and difficult deglutition ; the tonsils being swollen and 
covered with mucus. — Dryness of the mouth. — Thick, yellow 
coating of the tongue. — Nausea. — Several attacks of bilious 
vomiting. — Aversion to food. — No stool. — The skin is dark-red 
all over, dry and hot ; accompanied with internal chilliness. — 
Tremor of the whole body. — Anxiety. — Small, quick pulse. — 
On account of slight gastric symptoms. Nux was given on 
the fourth day. Ann. IV. p. 469. 

Belladonna X 000 , occasioned by a cold in a plethoric 
child, accompanied with an eruption in the face resembling salt- 
rheum. 

Symptoms : Vomiting of water, acid and mucous substan- 
ces. — Mucous diarrhoea. — Dry heat of the skin. — Debility. — 
Sensitive, and out of humor. Arch. IX. 2, p. 96. 

Belladonna X, one drop. In the case of an old female. 

Symptoms : Violent vomiting of food and bile. — Diarrhoea. 
— Want of appetite. — Much thirst. — Chilliness and heat. — Hot, 
red head and hot skin. — Dryness of mouth. — Debility. — Drow- 
siness in day-time. — Smarting and itching over the whole body, 
and eruption of red spots. — Swelling and erysipelas of the right 
leg. — Pulse quick and small. — The remaining swelling yielded 
to Bryonia. Arch. IX. 2, p. 99. 

Bryonia X. In the case of a man eighty-seven years old. 

Symptoms: Yellow and livid complexion. — Lips dry. — 
Nose clry and as if stopped up. — The buccal cavity and tongue 



GASTRIC FEVERS. 435 

feel dry as wood. — Food has no taste ; no appetite. — Unquench- 
able thirst. — Indistinct speech. — Stool sluggish, only one dis- 
charge every four days. Urine clear as water. — Great general 
debility. — Short sleep disturbed by thirst. — Bitter taste in the 
mouth after sleeping. — Feeling of heat in the head and general 
exhausting sweat, especially in the morning. — Pulse hard and 
irritated. — Almost constant trembling and jerking of the arms 
and fingers. Ann. I. p. 196. 

Bryonia 7, one drop. In the case of a female of fifty 
years. 

Symptoms : Tearing in the hips and abdomen ; pricking 
in the pit of the stomach, especially when treading. — Bitterness 
of mouth. — Pressure of the stomach after a meal. — Aversion to 
food. — Putrid odor from the mouth. — Nausea. — Empty retch- 
ing, and discharge of water from the mouth. — Costiveness. — 
Stitches in the pit of the stomach when coughing, and as if the 
head would burst. — Frequent thrills of chilliness, with flushes 
of heat and moderate thirst.— Night-sweat. — Great debility. — 
Out of humor. — The symptoms are worst in the night when 
lying still. The remaining lassitude in the lower limbs, and 
the tension and drawing in the bends of the knees were reliev- 
ed by Rhus. Ann. I. p. 56. 

Chamomilla IV had a speedy and favorable effect 
in gastric-rheumatic fevers, both when the rheumatic dis- 
ease had been occasioned by external causes, such as a cold, 
and brought on gastric symptoms such as — want of appetite, 
inclination to vomit, bitter taste, headache ; or when the gas- 
tric symptoms were present in the first place and the rheuma- 
tic affection, the tearing in the limbs and abdomen, the chilli- 
ness and heat, the sour sweat, the nightly restlessness and 
sleeplessness came on afterwards. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 99. 

Chamomilla IV 000 . Occasioned by a fault in diet and 
chagrin. 

Symptoms : Heaviness of the head with tearing head- 
ache, especially about midnight. — The corners of the eyes 
are full of pus in the morning. — Sore throat, the parotid gland 
being slightly swollen. — Bitter taste in. the mouth and putrid 
odor from the mouth. — Inclination to vomit and nausea. — Fla- 
tulent colic with distention of the abdomen, made worse by 
eructation and diminished by warmth. — Painful diarrhoeic, 
green stools, composed of faeces and mucus. — Starting when 
asleep. — Occasional shuddering of single parts. — A good deal of 
heat in the evening, and sweat in the night. — Irritated mood ; 
moaning and groaning from ill humor. Ann. I. p. 195. 

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436 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

occasioned by a violent chagrin and fit of passion ; it is in most 
cases only useful when it can be exhibited directly after the 
attack. Arch. VIII. 3, p. 67. 

Chamomilla. Gastric fever with affection of the ears. 

Symptoms : Tearing and tensive pain in the ear, extend- 
into the lower jaw, characterized by the discharge of a thin 
fluid. — Nausea and frequent vomiting of the ingesta and tena- 
cious mucus. — Two discharges by the rectum. — Pricking pain 
in the left hypochondrium, increased by deep breathing. — Alter- 
nation of chilliness and heat. —The tongue is thinly coated 
white. — Appetite good. — Debility. — On the third day there was 
another attack of vomiting, diarrhoea and slimy taste, relieved 
by Pulsatilla. /. d. h. H. III. p. 66. 

Chamomilla IV, one drop. 

Symptoms : Want of appetite. — Inclination to vomit. — 
Bitter taste in the mouth. — Much thirst. — Tearing in the limbs 
and even in the abdomen. — Chilliness and great sensitiveness 
to open air. — Heat after the chilliness, and acrid and sour- 
smelling sweat. — Stupid feeling in the head. — Difficult breath- 
ing. — Sleeplessness and restlessness. Arch. IX. 2, p. 96. 

Cocculus IV, one drop. Gastric-nervous affection. 

Symptoms : Violent headache, especially in the forehead. 
— Dimness of sight. — Vertigo at every motion, and as if the 
eyes were being drawn out of the head. — Nausea. — Little ap- 
petite. — Much thirst. — Burning in the chest and along the 
throat, with taste of sulphur and dryness in the mouth. — No 
stool. — Tremor of the whole body. — Rush of blood to the chest, 
with anxiety. — Little sleep. — Sweat during the least exercise. 
Arch. VI. 2, p. 80. 

Digitalis V, one drop. 

Symptoms : Waking in the morning with nausea. — Diar- 
rhoea twice. — Frequent vomiting. — Bitter mouth. — Want of ap- 
petite. — Thirst. — Vertigo. — Feeling of weakness. — Little sleep 
in the night and anxiety. — Aching in the forehead. Arch. IX. 
2, p. 98. 

Ip ec acuanh a. Occasioned by overloading the stomach and 
a cold. 

Symptoms : Headache, especially in the forehead. — Pale, 
livid, yellowish countenance.— Dryness and tremor of the lips. 
— Thick coating of a dirty yellow mucus on the tongue, with 
dryness of the palate and fauces. — Disagreeable odor from the 
mouth. — Eructation, nausea and vomiting of the ingesta with 
retching. — Bitter taste; everything tastes bitter. — No appetite; 
desire for water. — Pain and pressure ; feeling of repletion in 
the pit of the stomach. — Colic, and pain increased by pressure. 



GASTRIC FEVERS. 437 

—Putrid, fetid stools, preceded by colic. — Sopor. — Is unable to 
sleep, owing to heat and thirst. — Pulse small, rather hard, in- 
termittent. — Skin dry and hot. The gastric symptoms yielded 
to Ipecacuanha ; but the fever was converted into a tertian 
fever, which was cured by Ignatia. Ann. III. p. 405. 

Ipecacuanha I, one drop. Gastric affection. 

Symptoms : Aching in the forehead. — Nausea and inclina- 
tion to vomit. — Bitter taste. — No appetite. Ann. IV. p. 191. 

Nux vomica VI, one drop. Occasioned by great heat and 
exertion. 

Symptoms : Frequent chills; much heat; full pulse. — 
The limbs are bruised. — Vertigo. — Obtusion and aching pain 
of the whole head, and diminished appetite. — White tongue. — 
Aching and griping pains in the region of the stomach. — Con- 
stant nausea. — Eructations tasting of the ingesta. — Watery ? 
scanty stools. — Almost no sleep. — General physical and mental 
debility. Arch. VI. 2, p. 79. 

Nux vomica VL, one drop. Same causes. 

Symptoms: Tearing in the forehead. — Obtusion of the 
head. — Thirst. — Bitter taste in the mouth. — Pressure in the 
pit of the stomach. — Cutting in the umbilical region. — Lassi- 
tude in the whole body ; sensation as if the knees would 
break.— Little appetite. — Yellow coating of the tongue. — Sev- 
eral scanty, slimy stools a day, with sore pain in the rectum. 
— Redness of the face, the body being cold and chilly. — Des- 
pondency and great apprehensiveness. — Fainting-fits when 
making the least effort. Arch. VI. 2, p. 81. 

Nux vomica 20, one drop. Same causes. 

Symptoms : Vertigo. — Dull aching in the occiput, espe- 
cially in the morning ; in the day-time he had a sensation as 
if the eyes were being pressed out of the head. — The eyes are 
red and full of water. — Red face and heat with frequent shud- 
dering and coldness of the rest of the body. — Increase of thirst. 
— Humming and ringing in the ears. — Tongue white, the pos- 
terior portion being yellow and dry. — Putrid taste in the mouth, 
especially in the morning. — Nausea. — Aversion to all food. — 
Bitter eructations. — Pressure transversely across the whole of 
the epigastrium. — No stool. — General debility. Arch. VI. 2, 
p. 82. 

Nux vomica VI, one drop. Gastric fever, accompanied 
with a bad looking ulcer on the foot. 

Symptoms : Violent headache, pressing from within out- 
ward. — Bitter taste in the mouth and throat ; bitter eructations. 
— Nausea. — Vomiting of the ingesta, followed by scanty, wa- 
tery stool ; afterwards unsuccessful desire. — Aversion to food 



438 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

and drink ; nevertheless the patient felt thirsty.— Chilliness. — - 
Frequent stretching with pain in the joints. — Short sleep, in- 
terrupted by anxious dreams — Great debility. — Vacillating 
gait. — Livid complexion. — Yellow coaling of the tc le. — 
Coldness of the lower limbs. — Small, rather hard puis*-. • Thin 
and badly colored pus in the ulcer ; the margin of the nicer is 
hard and bluish ; oedematous swelling of the foot. A Ji. VI. 
2, p. 83. 

Nux vomica is suitable in gastric fevers when the patient 
has a robust plethoric constitution, and when the following 
symptoms are present : nausea, vomiting, vertigo, aching in 
the forehead, or hemicrania, constipation, abdominal spasms, 
cardialgia, pinching and rumbling in the umbilical region. H. 
<pr. Erf. I. p. 20. 

Nux vomica, two doses. 

Symptoms : Yertigo when walking. — Nausea and vomit- 
ing, especially in the open air. — Tongue coated white. — No 
appetite. — Aching pain and heaviness in the abdomen, accom- 
panied with pricking. — Painful pressure in the small of the 
back from without inward: — No stool, much thirst.— Alterna- 
tion of chilliness and heat. — The limbs feel bruised ; debility. 
— Little sleep. — The pulse is rather full, not very frequent. 
J. d. h. H. II. p. 67. 

Pulsatilla. Gastric fever brought on by eating pork. 

Symptoms : Eructations, vomiting, rumbling in the abdo- 
men. — The region of the stomach is painful to the touch. — 
Fever ; restless sleep. — Debility. Ann. II. p. 35. 

Pulsatilla, after violent chagrin. 

Symptoms : Aversion to meat ; complete want of appetite. 
— Frequent eructations, especially after a meal. — Great debili- 
ty. — Dry cough. — Much thirst. — (Edematous swelling of the 
feet, extending beyond the ankles. — Emaciation. — Pulse small 
and not very frequent. J. d. h. H. II. p. 76. 

Pulsatilla, two doses ; preceded by Aconite. Gastric 
inflammatory fever. 

Symptoms : Furious, burning headache, especially in the 
sinciput, even the hairs being painful.— Great restlessness. — 
Yiolent thirst. — Dryness of mouth. — No appetite. — No sleep. — 
Drawing pain in the right scapula. — Tongue coated with 
white mucus, rather dry. — Pulse rather hard, full and frequent. 
Face red ; eyes dim and moist. — Anxious moaning, sighing, 
lamenting, and restlessness. — Heat in the body, sometimes 
sweat. /. d. h. H. III. p. 46. 

Pulsatilla IY, one drop. In the case of a child. 

Symptoms : Eructation ; yawning as if he had spoiled his 



NERVOUS FEVERS. 439 

stomach.— Want of appetite. — Dim eyes. — Alternate redness 
and paleness of countenance. — Full pulse. — In the evening the 
patient feels worse. Arch. IX. 2, p. 98. 

Sc ;( 4 la VI, previously Aconite. Gastric fever, with 
pleurn.. pitches after weaning. 

Symptoms : Constant vertigo when sitting up, with obscu- 
ration ( f sight. — The lips are chapped, dry. covered with 
brown crusts. — Bitter taste of food. — Feeling of dryness in the 
throat. — A quantity of viscid mucus in the mouth. — No appe- 
tite. — Violent thirst. — Bitter eructations. — Stitches in the left 
side of the chest, under the short ribs. — Diarrhoea. — Cough 
with expectoration of mucus, without pain. — Heaviness, wea- 
riness, drawing in the limbs. — General debility. — No sleep. — 
Constant violent, dry heat. — Tossing about in the bed. Ann. 
II. p. 184. 

Sulphur, and in three days Rhus X, one drop, removed 
the most dangerous symptoms of a gastric-nervous fever. 

Symptoms : Is in a violent fever, accompanied by profuse 
perspiration, senseless. — Constant diarrhoea ; involuntary dis- 
charge of a putrid matter. — Dry eyes ; dilated pupils. — Tosses 
about, frequently raises the left arm. — Delirium about religious 
matters. — Constant cough with expectoration of tenacious mu- 
cus. — The restlessness increases in the night ; the hands, feet 
and nose become cold in the night, and afterwards hot. — The 
urine is- dark-red, filamentous and turbid. — Dry tongue, violent 
thirst. — Constant subsultus tendinum. — China and Bryonia 
completed the cure. — This disease had at first been a gastric- 
rheumatic fever, and had assumed the present character under 
alloeopathic treatment. Arch. VI. 3, pp. 105, 106. 

Ve rat rum, highest potency. Case of a boy. 

Symptoms : Stupefaction of the head. — Great debility. — 
Pulse accelerated, hard, but small. — Yellowish complexion. — 
Dry tongue, coated yellow. — Much thirst. — Want of appetite. 
— Bitter eructations. — Constipation. — Sleeplessness. — Distend- 
ed abdomen, hard to the feel, with tension in the umbilical 
region. Ann. II. p. 183. 

4. NERVOUS FEVERS. 

Acidum mur. X°°, dissolved in four ounces of water, tak- 
ing two tea-spoonfuls every half hour, removed the symptoms 
of febris nervosa stupida, having intervened in a case of pleu- 
risy. Arch. XV. 1, p. 102. 

Acidum phosph. -foVoi. Febris nervosa stupida. 

Symptoms: Complete apathy, has no sensation, and 



440 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

heeds none of the things around him. — Countenance pale, nose 
pointed, eyes deep and sunken. — Staring look, dull and glassy- 
eyes. — No desire for anything. — Grasps with his hands in every 
direction. — Answers questions in an abrupt, short, unintelligi- 
ble, sometimes improper manner. — The temperature of the skin 
is somewhat increased, the pulse being full, frequent, but some- 
what weak. Arch. I. 1, p. 93. 

Acidum phosp. appears to have abetter effect when given 
in the higher potencies, and may be repeated every three or 
four hours. It is indicated in nervous fevers with diarrhoea, 
taciturnity, great weakness, dulnessand insensibility. A. h.Z. 
III. p. 27. 

Acidum phosp. 2, one drop. Febris nervosa stupida. 

Symptoms : Irresistible sopor, falls asleep even when talk- 
ing. — Many figures before his eyes. — After waking the head 
feels excessively dull and gloomy. — Violent din in the ears ; 
considerable hard-hearing. — Heat in the evening. — Urine red- 
dish, with red sediment. — Nose dry. — Tongue moist. — Stool 
scanty. Ann. III. p. 266. 

Acidum phosp. I and X, Bellad. X, Opium X, afforded 
help in peculiar cases of febris nervosa stupida. characterized by 
low muttering, grasping at flocks, staring look, parched, dry 
burning-hot skin, dry tongue. These fevers were generally 
characterized by intermissions during which the patients were 
exceedingly talkative. Arch. XV. 1, p. 98. 

Acidum vitrioli. Fifteen drops in six ounces of water, 
mixed with syrup, one table-spoonful every two hours, had a 
happy effect in febris nervosa stupida ; in a few hours the stu- 
por and thirst disappeared, and the recovery was rapid. A. h. 
Z. II. p. 106. 

Belladonna X, one drop. Incipient nervous fever. 

Symptoms : Chilliness twice a day, in the intervals alter- 
nation of chilliness and heat ; skin moist. — Pulse frequent. — 
Aching of all the limbs. — Sleep full of fancies, interrupted by 
starting. — Vertigo when raising the head. — Obtusion of the 
head. — Stitches in the vertex of the head, alternating with 
stitches in hollow teeth. — Photophobia. — Roaring in the ears. 
Cough with pain in the anterior and left side of the chest. — 
Bitter taste in the mouth. — No appetite ; nausea. — Eruption in 
the corner of the lips. — Visible momentary jerking of the hands. 
— Retention of stool. — The remaining constipation yielded to 
Bryonia. Arch. III. 1, p. 20. 

Belladonna X°. Nervous fever in the case of a girl, 
having been long affected with rnenostasia. Febris nervosa 
versatilis. 



NERVOUS FEVERS. 441 

Symptoms : Headache, increasing for some days, and pain- 
ful pressing towards the genital organs, with discharge of pus 
and pain in the small of the back. — Afterwards loss of 
consciousness, does not recognize anybody, gives no answers, 
utters unintelligible murmurs. — The body is in constant motion, 
she seems to try to find something with her hands, or to remove 
the cover of the bed ; she wants to rise and escape. — Bloated 
countenance, red eyes, unsteady look. — Distorted muscles and 
frothing around the mouth. — He does not ask for any thing ; 
swallows the beverage which is offered in great haste, refuses 
the food. — Rare and short sleep, disturbed by fancies. — Burn- 
ing heat of the whole body, cold hands and feet. — Constipation. 
Arch. IX. 3, p. 205. 

Belladonna X, one drop. In the case of a boy, who had 
been treated alioeopathically for three years. 

Symptoms : No sleep ; delirium, with closed eyes ; when 
asked a question, his answers are either false, hurried, short, 
or none at all. — Breathing hurried ; pulse sixty or seventy a 
minute, weak. Tongue dry, gray in the middle, the borders 
are dingy yellow. — Lips dry, covered with brown crusts. — 
Speech somewhat lisping. — Cold sweat on the forehead and 
the pale, sunken countenance, especially below the eyes 
and around the nose. — Loss of appetite. — No stool. Urine 
light-yellow*, the emission of urine is preceded by moaning. 
— The hands are dry as parchment, — Is thirsty, but diinks but 
little, and only when offered to drink. — The stool was regulat- 
ed by Nux, and the weakness yielded to Cinchona. Arch. VIII. 
2, p. 60. 

Belladonna, a few doses, helped when the influenza of 
children assumed a nervous character, with delirium, startings 
as if by fright, both when waking and asleep, sometimes ac- 
companied with a sort of grasping at flocks. Arch. XIII. 2. p. 89. 

Belladonna X°°. Consequence of cold after pneumo- 
nia. Sort of febris nervosa versatilis. 

Symptoms : Hardness of hearing : constant visions, catch- 
ing at the air ; anxious, sudden tossing about in the bed ; tries 
to escape ; bares himself continually. Constant desire to drink, 
bul is only able to swallow a few drops, with great trouble. — 
Absence of consciousness for a long while, after which he be- 
comes conscious of himself only for a short period. — When 
conscious of herself she complains of cardialgia and anguish. 
This is followed by sudden starting, howling, shrieking ; she 
pulls at her breasts and has convulsions. Alternate redness 
and paleness of the cheeks. Aim. I. p. 200. 

Belladonna. Sort of febris nervosa versatilis. 

DD 



442 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

Symptoms : Headache ; wandering, wild eyes. — Indistinct 
speech. Violent delirium. Tries to escape. Sleeplessness, 
Violent fever. Quick, soft pulse. Clammy skin. Trembling 
of the hands. Difficult deglutition. Ann. II. p. 38. 

Belladonna, Nervous cerebral affection, after erysipelas, 

Symptoms : Sometimes talks quite reasonably, but hur- 
riedly ; after which he stares for minutes at one place, with 
large eyes, imagining he sees an object which gives him unea- 
siness. — Starts up in the bed, beats about with his hands, 
wants to jump away, and trembles in all his limbs. — Sleepless- 
ness. The eyes and pupils are widely dilated. Dry nose. 
Coated tongue. Irregular breathing. Small, contracted, quick, 
and hard pulse. Cold limbs. Pale urine. Retention of stool. 
Ann. II. p. 38. 

Belladonna and Bryonia helped in epidemic typhus. 

Symptoms : Vertigo ; obtuseness of the head. Loss of 
appetite and burning thirst. Sunken features and eyes after 
the lapse of a few hours. The tongue was covered with a 
thick, brown-yellow coating, and was frequently cracked, 
Wandering look. Indistinct hurried speech. The skin is gen- 
erally dry, with smarting heat in the palms of the hands. Fre- 
quent diarrhoea, with sunken, painful abdomen. Irregular 
breathing. Pulse irregular. Trembling, frequently cold limbs. 
Great muscular weakness. The urine changes several times 
a day. Delirium, now violent, now bland ; between the delir- 
ium the patient has a sad, hopeless disposition. Ann. IV. p. 
287. 

Bryonia VIII, one drop. Febris nervosa versatilis. 

Symptoms : Continual delirium day and night. Burning, 
dry heat of the whole body, especially the head. Tongue and 
lips are dry, brown, and parched. Much thirst. Shrieking 
when touching the pit of the stomach. Constipation. Pain- 
ful micturition. A. h. Z. V. p. 69. 

Bryonia VII 000 . Febris nervosa versatilis ; originating 
in intermittent fever. 

Symptoms : Had jumped out of his bed in the night, and 
had walked about restlessly and without consciousness. Tosses 
about in his bed, being attacked with flushes of heat. 
Grasping at flocks. A good deal of thirst, the pulse being but 
little accelerated. His movements and answers are violent, 
with apparent possession of full consciousness. Sudden hard- 
ness of hearing. Pr. Com. I. p. 41, 42. 

Bryonia. Sort of nervous fever. 

Symptoms : Chilliness with subsequent heat. Dulness 
of the head. Vertigo when raising the head, and great debil- 



NERVOUS FEVERS. 443 

ity. Afterwards continuous fever. Aching pain in the head. 
Occasional delirium, with open eyes. Trembling when rais- 
ing himself. Taciturn. Aversion to food. Tongue coated 
yellow. Fetid taste in the month. Stitches in the chest. 
Tearing in all the limbs. Ann. II. p. 39. 

Bryonia X 5 , preceded by Ipecac I 5 . Sort of febris nerv. 
stup. 

Symptoms : Headache, a sort of stupid, giddy feeling. 
Tearing in the left side of the head and both sides of the 
nose. Heat, with redness of the face. Dry tongue and lips, 
with thirst. Tongue coated white. — No appetite. — Urine yel- 
low, with yellow sediment. Dry cough. Sensation as if a fog 
were before his eyes. Eyes dry without redness. Vertigo 
when sitting up ; goes to sleep immediately when lying down, 
but is not delirious. Frequent efforts to vomit. Ann. III. p. 
51, 52. 

Carbo Veget. X° afforded speedy help in one case of ner- 
vous fever, in the last stage, although the patient afterwards 
died on account of the proper remedies not having been ad- 
ministered. Carbo seemed to rouse the vital energies, which 
was likewise the case in the last stage of the cholera. 

Symptoms : Sopor, with raling. — Hippocratic countenance. 
Insensible pupils. Pulse small and slippery. Face and ex- 
tremities were covered with cold sweat. Involuntary discharge 
of cadaverous excrements. Urine dark red, with a dark cloud 
in the middle. Arch. XL 3, p. 135. 

Chamomilla removed the spasmodic symptoms and diar- 
rhoea which had occurred in a case of febris nervosa versatilis, 
together with the nervous symptoms. A. h. Z. I. p. 146. 

China II. Fever, with nervous symptoms. 

Symptoms : Vertigo. No appetite ; every thing tastes like 
clay. Violent thirst. Coughs when drinking, with expectoration 
of mucus. Lips dry and parched. Yellowish, watery diar- 
rhoea, day and night. All his limbs ache. Constant sopor. — 
The subsequent cutting during micturition was relieved by 
Cantharides. Ann. I. p. 8, 9. 

China III, one drop, given to the father, and IV, one drop, 
to the son. Epidemic fever, with nervous character. 

Symptoms : Head full, as if it would burst ; hot. Heat 
and redness of the face. Much thirst. Taste like clay. Tongue 
and lips parched and black. Yellowish, watery, frequently 
involuntary diarrhoea. Hoarse speech, Cough, with mucous 
expectoration and pain in the chest. Sleep quiet, but not re- 
freshing. Chills when uncovered. Frequent attacks of heat 
during the day, especially in the head, with distortion of the 



444 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

eyes. Mood calm and indifferent. China afforded speedy re- 
lief; the increased hoarseness of the father was removed by 
Puis. ; that of the son by Chamom. Ann. I. p. 8. 

Cocculus IV 000 . diminished, and Rhus removed complete- 
ly the nervous symptoms in a case of fever. 

Symptoms : Headache and vertigo. — Feels hot to the hand 
at night. — Eats little, drinks a good deal. — Chilliness. — Con- 
stant drowsiness and sadness. Ann. II. p. 193. 

Hyosciamus I, II. 

Symptoms : Vivid, violent delirium, excited by all sorts of 
fancies. — Excessive wakefulness. — Restlessness. — Tremor of 
the hands when moving them. — Twitchings of single muscles 
or of whole limbs. — Grasping at flocks. — Inclination to jump 
out of the bed. — Heat and redness of the face. — Red, staring 
and sparkling eyes, now with dilitation, now with contraction 
of the pupils.— Gum on the margin of the eyelids and in the 
canthi, now dry, now liquid. — Whizzing and ringing in the 
ears. — Deafness. — Dry, parched, brown-coated tongue. 

Or: Quiet sopor, with half-closed eyes, interrupted by start - 
ings and by short deliria, which were at times violent, at times 
bland.-- Great weakness, insensibility, dulness. — Countenance 
pale, the cheeks are slightly Unshed blue. Eyes without lustre ; 
staring, surrounded with blue margins. Hardness of hearing. 
Deafness. A. h. Z. V. p. 167. 

Hyosciamus was used for three days in succession in one 
case of febris nervosa stupida, where the first dose acted bene- 
ficially for twenty hours, and where its use continued to be in- 
dicated by the symptoms. Arch.Xll. 2, p. 153. 

Lycopodium is suitable in nervous fever, when the patients 
wake from their sleep, peevish, scolding, screaming, behave 
improperly, and are constipated. A. h. Z. III. p. 27. 

Mercurius sol. 

Symptoms : Vertigo, dizziness, fulness, obtnseness of the 
head. — Inability to think. — Violent aching pain in the head, 
especially the forehead and vertex. — Whizzing in the ears. — 
Thick, dirty-yellow, slimy coating of the tongue. — Disgusting, 
putrid, bitter taste. — Nausea. — Retching; vomiting of bitter 
mucus. Great sensitiveness, lawfulness in the pit of the 
stomach and umbilical region. — The skin feels burning hot 
to the hand. — Yellow diarrhoea. 

Or: Putrid, bitter taste with clear tongue. — Great sensitive- 
ness of the pit of the stomach, pain in the region of the liver, 
distention of that region, increased by pressing the hand upon 
it. — Constipation. — (After two doses of Merc. sol. V, critical 
bilious stools made their appearance.) 



NERVOUS FEVERS. 445 

Or: Slight, gastric symptoms. — Retention of stool. — Intol- 
erable pain in the epigastrium, especially at night, with rest- 
lessness, anxiety, tossing about. — Complete sleeplessness, occa- 
sional delirium. A. h. Z. V. p. 227. 

Mercurius solub. has proved extremely useful in the 
typhus stage of nervous fever, when the incipient dissolution 
of humors was indicated by bleeding of the gums, dark urine, 
green-yellow, copious stools. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 82, 83. 

Nux vom. is useful in incipient nervous fevers when the 
gastric symptoms are predominant, or afterwards, when the 
solar plexus, the abdominal plexus and ganglia are principally 
affected, and the nervous symptoms do not proceed directly from 
the brain. A. h. Z. V. p. 280. 

Nux vom. VIII. Sort of febris nerv. stupida. 

Symptoms : Is like one intoxicated, does not recognize any 
body. — Turns his head to and fro, mutters unintelligible sounds, 
attempts to rise in the bed. — Great weakness, settles down in 
the bed. — Cheeks red and burning, also the palms of the hands. 
— Pulse quick and weak. — Tongue black, with bright-red and 
parched borders. — Lips quite dry. — Constipation. — Towards 
evening, during his lucid intervals, he suffered with tearing 
headache, colic, palpitation of the heart, anguish. — Frequent 
desire to drink, but merely moistens his lips. — Repels every 
kind of food. — Spreads a disagreeable, putrid smell all around 
him. — The right leg from the knee down to the ankle was 
swollen, blight-red, and covered with blackish spots, especially 
the calf. Twitching of the face when the affected leg was 
touched. Arch. II. 2, p. 130. 

Opium II. Sort of febris nerv. stup. The preceding suffo- 
cative cough with vomiting had been relieved by Ipec. 

Symptoms: Nightly sleep disturbed by startings. — Dull- 
ness and heaviness of the head, as if a catarrh would set in. — 
Heaviness in all the limbs. — Weakness : is unable to raise him- 
self in his bed, constant relapse into sopor. — Feels warm to 
others. 

Opium realized the following train of symptoms: Anxiety 
at night, frequent change of position ; violent chill along the 
back, with cold hands ; half an hour afterwards, a cold sweat 
broke out in his face, pit of the stomach and on his hands, with 
anxiety, and again towards morning, with some thirst. — Loose 
cough. — No stool ; heaviness and rumbling in the abdomen.- — 
This last train of symptoms was removed by Acid. Phosp 
Arch. V. 1, p. 78. 

Pulsatilla VI, was successfully employed in a case of 
nervous fever, with loss of consciousness and violent deliria, 



446 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

whenever the patient wept and writhed her hands. A. h. Z. 
I. p. 164. 

Rhus X. Sort of febris nerv. vers. 

Symptoms: Talks a good deal without consciousness. — 
Tries to jump out of his bed. — Inability to collect his ideas ; 
confounds one idea with another. — Stupefying headache, alter- 
nating with violent stitches. — Red, burning face with red streaks 
near the wings of the nose — Nose dry. — The eyes are exces- 
sively painful, burning, red. — Hardness of hearing, as if his 
ears were obstructed. — Dryness of mouth and throat. — Much 
thirst. — Tongue brownish, rough, dry. — No appetite.— Disten- 
tion of the abdomen. — Frequent, empty eructations. — Ineffect- 
ual desire for stool, sometimes. — Urine hot and dark. — Occasion- 
al cough with little expectoration. — Moderate tightness of the 
chest. — Visible relaxation of the limbs. — No sleep. — Anxiety 
and frequent starting. — Pulse small, quick and unequal. Arch. 
IX. 1, p. 99. 

Rhus, preceded by Aconite. 

Symptoms : Vertigo when raising himself or when moving 
about. — Absence of thoughts. — Headache. — Delirium. — Star- 
ing, faint eyes, without lustre, dry, scorched, scurfy tongue ; it 
trembles when stretched out of the mouth. — Hardness of hear- 
ing. — Dryness of the nose. — Much thirst. — Loss of appetite. — 
Nausea with eructations. — Distended abdomen. — Constipation. 
— Frequent emission of clear urine, becoming turbid afterwards. 
— Feverish heat with anxiety and dryness of the skin. — Lies 
in constant sopor, snoring, and muttering unintelligible sounds, 
moving his hands constantly ; moves his hands over the bed- 
cover, grasping at things, or pulling at the cover. — Is unable to 
maintain himself upon his legs, faints away. Pulse small, 
rather hard, eighty beats in a minute. Jinn. II. p. 196, 197. 

Rhus VIII°, two or three doses, rendered the most effectual 
aid in a case of febris nervosa versatilis, being the termination of 
a case of cholera. Arch. XI. 2, p. 126. 

Spiritus nitri dulc, two drops in one ounce of distilled 
water, using the whole of it in twenty-four hours in teaspoon- 
ful doses, removed a case of febris nervosa stup. 

Symptoms : Staring, deranged looks. — Does not hear. — 
Dry, parched lips. — Desires nothing. — Is scarcely conscious of 
his natural wants. — Excessive weakness. — Muttering and deli- 
rium while asleep. — Is roused with difficulty, and is pretty in- 
sensible. A. h. Z. IV. p. 266. 

Stramonium I. Nervous affection of the brain. 

Symptoms : Violent beating pain in the head, at first, espe- 
cially in the vertex, with fainting fits. — Afterwards, while the 



INTERMITTENT FEVER. 447 

headache increased, obscuration of sight, and hardness of hear- 
ing. — Grasps all around with his hands and kicks about with 
her feet, raves, does not recognize his relatives, calls loudly 
some of those who are standing before him, but does not recog- 
nize them. — The pupils are very much dilated and sensitive. — 
Suppressed secretion of urine. — Frequent sopor with snoring. 
— Slow pulse. — Temperature of the skin natural. — The remain- 
ing difficulty of speech was relieved by Cocculus ; the anxious 
dreams were relieved by Nux. Arch. II. 1, p. 91. 

Stramonium is suitable in delirium with anxiety, illusions 
of hearing and sight, fevers. Pr. Com. I. p. 55. 

Stramonium I, ten drops, helped in a case of typhus exan- 
thematicus, the patient being in a constant state of delirium, 
singing, whistling, conversing with those present in various 
tongues, attempting to escape. A. h. Z. VI. p. 19. 

Sulphur, tincture, one pellet, completed the cure of a case 
of nervous fever, which had been commenced by Aconite, 
Nux, Bellad., Opium. 

Symptoms : Vomiting. — Continuous, febrile heat, increas- 
ing from evening until midnight. — Paleness of countenance. — 
Pulse quick and full. — Violent thirst. — Dry, rough, brown 
tongue. — Profuse sweat of the head. — Dark-red urine, scanty 
and becoming turbid. — Constant stupefaction. — Distortion of 
the eyes. — Sleeplessness. — The head lies low. — Delirium with 
open eyes. — Grasping about on the bed-cover. — Periodical spas- 
modic closing of the lower jaw. — Constipation. Ann. IV. p. 
448. 

5. RHEUMATIC FEVER. 

Dulcamara 2. one drop. Getting wet through and through. 

Symptoms : Burning in the head with stupefying head- 
ache. — Red face. — Dry tongue. — Burning heat of the palate, 
with unquenchable thirst. — No appetite. — No stool. — No sleep. 
— Urine very red, and burning while being emitted. — Skin dry 
and hot, with burning sensation. — Violent stitching drawing 
in the small of the back, the shoulders, and upper arms. Ann. 
II. p. 182. 

6. INTERMITTENT FEVER. 

Aconite, four doses, given during the apyrexia, removed 
intermittent fever in a plethoric individual, the chilliness being 
very violent, and succeeded by dry, glowing heat, excessive 
anguish and oppression. A. h. Z. I. p. 146. 



448 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

Aconitum VIII 00 , removed febris intermittens in a boy of 
two years, without any regular type in the paroxysms. 

Symptoms : Almost imperceptible chilliness. — Afterwards 
increase of temperature with redness and heat of the cheeks. — 
Headache and want of appetite. Hygea, I. p. 79. 

Aconitum VIII 00 , two doses, freed a child of two years 
from a quartan fever which had lasted upwards of a year, 
commencing with chilliness in the evening, and succeeded by 
a ten hours' heat. Hygea, I. p. 80. 

Antimonium crudum has proved useful when gastric 
symptoms, pains in the chest, tension and pain in the pit of the 
stomach, were combined with the fever. A. h. Z. I. p. 153. 

Antimonium crudum II. Tertian fever. 

Symptoms : Nausea and loathing during the apyrexia, 
sometimes also tasteless vomiting. — Dirty coating of the tongue ; 
insipid taste. — Constant pressure at the stomach. —Desires no- 
thing but sour pickles. — Afterwards two more attacks ; lastly 
only unusual weariness, inviting her to lie down ; Spongia 
was given for this symptom. Arch. VII. 3, p. 50. 

Antimonium crud. helped when many gastric symptoms, 
coated tongue, bitter taste, with eructations and loss of appetite, 
with little thirst, were present. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 33. 

Aranea diadema -jthr lwim especially I, has cured several 
cases of intermittent fever. Arch. XI. 3. p. 47. 

Arnica helped when the chilliness was preceded by violent 
thirst with a good deal of drinking, the thirst continuing during 
the heat, but the drinking being moderate. Ann. IV. p. 427. 

Arnica II diminished the subsequent paroxysm of a quar- 
tan fever. 

Symptoms : Paroxysm every four days, generally in the 
afternoon or evening. — Violent thirst before the chilliness, until 
the heat set in when the thirst abated. — Aching pain in the 
outer part of the vertex. — Headache during the apyrexia, yel- 
lowish complexion, bitter taste in the mouth. Natrum mur. 
X°° was given against these symptoms, one dose being suffi- 
cient. Pr. Com. I. p. 179. 

Arnica, weak infusion, removed an intermittent fever 
which had been treated alloeopathically for a long time, but 
without any effect. A. h. Z. I. p. 155. 

Arsenicum 20, one drop. Tertian intermittent. 

Symptoms : Chills for one hour, afterwards dry heat and 
sweat over the whole body — Great thirst. — Head feels dreary. 
— Tongue dry and white. — Stares and is slow in answering. — 
The apyrexia is characterized by tension and fulness in the 
epigastric region. — Aching pain in the region of the liver. — Dis- 



INTERMITTENT FEVER. 449 

tension of the abdomen. — The stool passes off undigested. — 
The nausea, vomiting, bitter taste and headache had been re- 
moved by Nux. Arch. VI. 2, p. 84. 

Arsenicum XII, one drop, removed a tertian fever which 
had sprung from a quotidian, with headache, chilliness, dry 
heat and sweat. Arch. VI. 3, p. 77. 

Arsenicum VI, one drop. Quartan. The China-symp- 
toms with which this case was complicated, had been removed 
by Ipec. 

Symptoms : Every fourth evening there was an increase 
of headache, debility, yawning and stretching, violent chills, 
followed by heat of an hour's duration, and thirst. — Moreover, 
especially in the apyrexia, violent tearing headache, tearing 
toothache. — Flat taste. — Want of appetite. — Pressure in the pit 
of the stomach, especially after a meal. — Stool hard. — Great 
weakness. — Shortness of breath, weariness and bending of the 
knees at every motion. — Face sunken, clay-colored ; eyes sur- 
rounded with blue margins. — Swelling of the right cheek. — 
White, moist tongue. — Putrid smell from the mouth. — Distend- 
ed abdomen. — CEdema of the feet. — Pulse small and frequent 
Ann. I. p. 171. 

Arsenicum cured intermittent fevers, with absence of thirst 
both in the hot and cold stage, and violent aching in the fore- 
head after the paroxysm. Ann. IV. p. 427. 

Arsenicum X. Tertian fever, complicated with Cinchona- 
symptoms, such as difficult stool, oppression of the stomach 
after a meal, which was relieved by Veratrum previous to 
the Arsenicum being given. 

Symptoms : Shivering in the morning gradually increasing 
to a chill, and chattering of teeth for more than an hour, accom- 
panied with troublesome yawning and stretching ; moreover 
shootings in the head and in the long bones, with exacerbation 
of the drawing-tearing pains in the arms and head which exist 
also during the apyrexia. — Debility after the chilliness, and 
some sleep, from which the patient wakes with a burning heat 
and covered with excessive sweat. — Little thirst. — Sleep after 
the fever with anxious, frightful dreams. — Drawing-stitching 
and tensive pains in the ch^st and on the top of the head, dur- 
ing the apyrexia. — Aching in the dorsal and cervical vertebrae. 
— Tension and fine twisting-cutting pains in the abdomen. — 
Little appetite. — Oppression of the stomach after dinner. — Stool 
every three or four days, with great exertion. — Great weakness. 
— Livid countenance. — Desponding. — The paroxysm discon- 
tinued. — The drawing pains in the upper arms were relieved 
by Ipecac H. pr. Erf. 1. p. 12, etc. 



450 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

Arsenicum X°, or XII , has cured intermittent fevers, with 
the following symptoms : Violent coldness with chills, pains in 
the head and limbs, pressure in the small of the back and pit 
of the stomach, and labored breathing. These symptoms 
were frequently followed by vomiting of bilious substances, or 
by simple nausea. After this the pain decreased, the anxiety 
continuing, with burning internal and external heat, dryness 
and thirst, with little but frequent drinking. There was rarely 
any sweat, or else it broke out afterwards. Ann. II. p. 391. 

Arsenicum ; after the Arsenic two more slight attacks. 
Quartan. 

Symptoms : The fever was preceded by vertigo, with great 
debility and stupefying headache. — Dimness of sight. — At the 
commencement of the paroxysm the head felt heavy and 
dreary, with apparent loss of consciousness ; with violent pains 
and vertigo when raising himself. — Humming in the ears. — 
Every fourth day, in the forenoon, there was much yawning 
and stretching, gradually increasing to a chill, with headache, 
oppression of the chest, coldness in the abdomen, without 
thirst. — Burning heat after the lapse of two hours, redness all 
over, viscid slimy mouth, without thirst. — The heat lasts until 
evening, when sleep set in ; woke towards midnight with 
anxiety and profuse sweat. — After this, the patient felt debilita- 
ted, oppressed at the stomach and nauseated. Ann. III. p. 47. 

Arsenicum VIII, one drop ; one more weak paroxysm. 

Symptoms : The chills were preceded by a pretty severe 
swoon. — In the morning, severe chilliness which lasted one 
hour, followed by heat and viscid, fetid sweat. — Dreary feeling 
in the head ; pressure in the forehead. — Bitter taste. —Nausea. 
Oppression of the chest ; severe pressure and burning extend- 
ing from the pit of the stomach to the hypochondrium. — No 
stool ; before the fever his bowels were at times bound, at times 
loose. — The abdomen was distended, and the left hypochon- 
drium was especially hard and painful when touched. — Un- 
quenchable thirst. — Dry, white tongue. — Swollen, chapped lips ; 
tenacious mucus in the corners of the mouth. — Face livid and 
purled. — Debilitated and anxious. — The subsequent tearing in 
the teeth was relieved by Nux. Ann. III. p. 48. 

Arsenicum X, one more severe paroxysm. Quartan. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness lasting one hour, followed 
by moderate heat, after which sweat broke out which lasted 
almost the whole day.— General debility. — "Want of appetite. 
— Flat taste. — Dreary feeling in the head with vertigo and 
beating in the forehead when raising it. — Restless, unrefresh- 
ing sleep. — Increased thirst. — Dry, white-coated tongue. — The 



INTERMITTENT FEVER. 



451 



body is almost always covered with a cold, clammy sweat. — 
Distention and bloatedness of the hypochondria.— Oppression 
of the chest in the cold, open air, immediately. — The pulse is 
pretty quick and full.— Faint eyes, with livid complexion.— 
He is very anxious about his disease. Ann. 111. p. 49, 50. 

Arsenicum X ogo . The swelling abated, the paroxysms 
occurred yet at irregular periods, sometimes every day, some- 
times every second or third day. 

Symptoms : General anasarca (occasioned by the alloeopa- 
thic use of China and Quinine) ; the thighs, scrotum, abdo- 
men and epigastric region were swollen. — Paroxysm every 
day ; little chilliness, stretching and pains in the back ; great 
heat with thirst; night-sweat. — Headache. — Asthma, anxiety 
and restlessness. — Aching in the region of the liver and stomach. 
— Countenance yellow, lived, bloated. — Bitter taste in the mouth. 
— Coated tongue. — Urine scanty and dark-red. — Little sleep. — 
The subsequent pressure at the stomach, debility, heat, and 
fever yielded to Natr. mur. Pr. c. I. p. 175. 

Arsenic X°° ; after the next paroxysm a similar dose was 
given every day, and another still after the next paroxysm 
which was much weaker. Quartan. 

Symptoms : Every fourth afternoon he had violent chills 
lasting one hour ; these were followed by violent heat and 
thirst for one hour, followed by moderate sweat. — During the 
apyrexia the patient suffered with nothing but general debility, 
without derangement of the digestive organs. Pr. c. II. p. 47. 

Arsenicum, three doses ; one on the first day after the parox- 
ysm, the second dose on the second day morning, and the third 
on the second day evening. Tertian. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness continuing several hours, 
mingled with burning heat. — Great debility. — Heaviness of 
the limbs. — Depression of spirits. — Violent headache, with 
pressing from within outward in the left temple and stitching 
in that region. — Nausea, ugly taste, aversion to food. — Costive- 
ness. — The lips are swollen and covered with scurf. A. h. Z. 
I. p. 106. 

Arsenicum, two doses, one every evening. Tertian. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness in the forenoon, afterwards 
violent heat with great thirst, violent anguish, tossing about. 
Violent headache; delirium. — Quick, oppressed breathing. — 
Want of appetite. — Red, dry tongue. — Great debility, with 
trembling of the limbs.— Erratic pains in single parts. — Sweat 
in the evening with decrease of the pain. A. h. Z. I. p. 106. 

Arsenic, three doses on three successive days. Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Chilliness every afternoon, recurring several 



452 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 1 

times during the succeeding hot stage. Violent cough increas- 
ing unto vomiting. Bitter taste. Great thirst during the heat. 
Considerable pain in the back. — General bruised feeling and 
headache after the paroxysm. A. h. Z. I. p. 107. 

Arsenicum, three doses. Quartan. 

Symptoms : Stretching and drawing in the body in the 
evening, great debility, and sensation as if cold water were 
poured through the body. Afterwards, violent, burning heat, 
lasting for about two hours, the heat affecting at the same 
time the fore part of the head ; with intolerable thirst, without 
much sweat. — Countenance livid. The lips are chapped and 
dry. A.h. Z.l.p. 107. 

Arsenic has been found useful in double tertian, the first 
paroxysm being characterized by but little chilliness, the sub- 
sequent paroxysms by more chilliness, with thirst, the thirst 
continuing during the heat ; the fourth paroxysm was charac- 
terized by pain in the occiput, and pain in the pit of the sto- 
mach. A. h. Z> I. p. 155. 

Arsenicum relieved at once a tertian fever with little chill- 
iness and heat, stitches in many parts of the body, great de- 
bility ; the first paroxysm had the character of a swoon. A. 
h. Z. II. p. 69. 

Arsenic ; three more weaker paroxysms. Q,uotidiana. 

Symptoms : Yawning every day in the afternoon, followed 
by violent chills lasting one hour ; afterwards heat with mod- 
erate thirst. Tearing, beating pain in the forehead. Dry 
cough. — Oppression of the chest. Sniffing breathing. — Dry 
feeling in the nose and mouth. — The heat lasts two hours, ter- 
minating in moderate sweat with diminution of the symptoms. 
J. d. h. H. III. pp. 54, 55. 

Arsenicum ; the paroxysm did not come on again ; ne- 
vertheless the remedy was repeated. Tertian. 

Symptoms : Pricking, tensive pains in the scrobiculus cor- 
dis which was somewhat swollen, increased during the parox- 
ysm. Every after day, dry heat for half an hour, with thirst 
and violent, painful pressing in the forehead from within out- 
ward. Nausea and putrid taste. — Distended, puffed abdomen. 
J. d. h. H. III. p. 97. 

Arsenicum. Tertian. 

Symptoms : Chilliness, commencing in the back, and 
gradually extending over the whole body, for one hour, with 
chattering of teeth. — Followed by violent heat with delirium 
and loss of consciousness ; tearing headache and thirst, the 
thirst commencing already in the chilly stage. Afterwards, 
sour-smelling sweat. — Scurfy eruption around the mouth. — 
No appetite. — Nausea, bitter taste. White-coated tongue. 



[INTERMITTENT FEVER. 453 

Second Case: Tertian, commencing with vertigo, great 
weakness and gradually increasing heat, lastly sweat lasting 
a long while. A good deal of thirst during the hot stage. Lit- 
tle appetite. Frequent bleeding from the nose. J. d. h. H. III. 
p. 99. 

Belladonna is especially suitable when the painful con- 
comitant symptoms of fever and ague appear in paroxysms, 
when the chilliness is less intense, and when the heat is some- 
times mingled with chills; sweat and thirst are likewise rare. 
Belladonna is frequently indicated in Quotidian fever, 
characteiized by furious headache, vertigo, redness of the eyes, 
nausea, vomiting, constipation, chills, or mere thrills of chilli- 
ness without any great subsequent heat. Arch. IX. 3 ; p. 35. 
Belladonna. 

Symptoms : Excessive thirst and headache ; the patient 
trembles during the chilly stage, but he is able to remain out 
of bed. — Heat, with slight delirium and little sweat. 

Belladonna removed a case of tertian fever with great 
thirst a;.d toothache. A. h. Z. I. p. 154. 

Belladonna X°° removed a case of quartan fever, with 
swelling of the cervical glands. Hygea I. p. 79. 

Bryonia X, one Jose, a day after the paroxysm, and, in 
tertian fevers, given not only after the paroxysms, but also on 
the good days in the morning, cured intermittent fevers char- 
acterized by a peculiar pain in the cerebrum, gastric symptoms, 
rheumatic symptoms increased by motion, and inclination 
to costiveness. Arch. XIII. 2, p. 87. 

Bryonia given when the sweat broke out, and on the 
morning of the good day ; the next paroxysm was much 
weaker, after which another dose was administered. Ipec. 
had been given first, to remove the nausea. Complicated ter- 
tian. 

Symptoms : Vertigo early in the morning, pressing in the 
whole head, as if it were being pressed asunder. Afterwards 
stretching and drawing in the limbs, chilliness increasing unto 
a shaking chill, and chattering of teeth. Accompanied with 
much thirst, dry, sticky tongue, aversion to food and beverage ; 
nansea and vomiting. Heat after two hours, increasing unto 
a burning, with increase of headache and thirst. Profuse 
sweat the whole night, after the lapse of six hours. The fever 
was accompanied with dry, troublesome cough, violent stitches 
in the chest, increased by motion, asthma ; stitches even dur- 
ing an inspiration. Cough increased by nausea, accompanied 
with inclination to vomit. The cough and stitches in the 
chest disappeared when the fever abated. No pain in the 
apyrexia. Ann. III. p. 43. 



454 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

Bryonia YII ; one more weak paroxysm. Tertian. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness for half an hour every third 
day at noon, preceded by violent headache ; after this, the skin 
became warmer, the pulse full and frequent, but no heat pro- 
perly so called, although there was violent thirst. Sweat in- 
considerable. The apyrexia was characterized by pricking 
and cutting in the chest, especially when coughing ; the cough 
being dry and troublesome. Pale complexion. No gastric 
complaints. Pr. C. I. p. 38. 

Bryonia VI 000 , next time VI°° ; previous to the paroxysm, 
Aconite VIII was exhibited. Tertian. 

Symptoms : the fever anticipates one or two hours every 
day. — The paroxysms are preceded by vertigo, with headache, 
stitching in the chest during an inspiration. Moderate chilliness, 
followed by great heat. Delirium. Unquenchable thirst, with 
dry cough. Lastly, sweat. Pr. Com. I. p. 181. 

Bryonia VIII 0000 , in the morning ; one more paroxysm. 

Symptoms : Violent chills for several hours every after- 
noon, with intolerably painful pressing from within outward, 
especially in the forehead, increased by motion ; accompanied 
by violent thirst. — Debilitated after the chilliness, without any 
subsequent heat, except perhaps about the head. Restless, un- 
refreshing sleep. A. h. Z. V. p. 160. 

Cantharides cured an intermittent fever with catarrh of 
the bladder and urethra, and swelling of the penis. A. h. Z. 
I. p. 156. 

Carbo veg. X° has been found useful when the thirst ex- 
isted only during the cold stage. Arch. X. 1, p. 71. 

Carbo veg., smelling, helped in two days. 

Symptoms : Coldness with thirst, from 10 till 12 o'clock in 
the evening ; followed by heat with thirst and headache, 
which always roused her from sleep, after which she fell 
asleep again at 5 o'clock without any sweat. Next day con- 
tinual headache and constipation. 

Carbo veg. X 000 removed all the febrile symptoms with- 
in eight days : the remaining symptoms yielded to Natrum 
mur. Tertiana cum placenta febr Hi. 

Symptoms : Excessive tearing in all the limbs, early in the 
morning, followed by slight chills. Profuse sweat in the after- 
noon without any heat, properly speaking. During the apy- 
rexia : Vertigo, especially when stooping and moving about, 
especially on the day of the paroxysm, with heat and burning 
in the eyes, tearing in the nape of the neck. — Yellow complex- 
ion. A number of hepatic spots in the face. Sometimes pain- 
ful vesicles on the tongue. — Pressure at the stomach after a 



INTERMITTENT FEVER. 455 

meal.— Quantity of flatulence. — Pain in the small of the back 
when stooping. Every night, red stigmata make their ap- 
pearance in the bends of the knees, and on the arms, violently 
itching and burning in the warmth, disappearing in the day- 
time. Pain in the left hypochondrium ; the spleen is exces- 
sively swollen and hard. Pr. C. II. p. 53. 

Chamomilla IV. Tertiana, with excessive oppression of 
the heart and hot sweat on the forehead after the paroxysm, 
the patient tossing about in the bed in despair. Arch. VII. 3, 
p. 52. 

Chamomilla IV. After a chagrin during the apyrexia, vi- 
olent vomiting of bile, diarrhoea and violent colic, with subse- 
quent ineffectual efforts to vomit, had set in instead of the par- 
oxysm. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 34. 

China IV, another dose in four days. Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Great internal and external coldness at noon, 
especially in the upper part of the body, with shuddering. At 
the same time heat in the head and redness of the face. The 
paroxysm terminates in the evening in slight chills, mingled 
with heat. Thirst during the paroxysm, afterwards sweat. 
Nightly sleeplessness, and canine hunger ; want of appetite in 
day-time. The paroxysms decreased more and more after 
Cinchona. Ann. I. p. 165. 

China, one drop. Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Violent headache every afternoon, accompa- 
nied with nausea, violent chills without thirst, for one hour and 
a half. Afterwards thirst and general heat with burning lips 
until evening ; lastly, sweat through the night. The remain- 
ing headache, night sweats, and constipation, yielded to opium. 
Ann. I. p. 354. 

China IV, half a drop. Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Chilliness every forenoon, preceded by thirst, 
and followed by heat and exhausting sweats. Complexion 
livid, black-yellow. Eye faint. Stupefaction of the head over 
the eyes. The scalp is sensitive to the touch. Trembling, 
with weakness. Humming in the ears. Drowsiness after a 
meal, and fullness in the stomach. Restless sleep, full of 
dreams. Ann. I. p. 355. 

China, three doses. Intermittent fever, with affection of 
the chest. 

Symptoms : Continuous heat in the commencement, the 
heat continuing for several hours, in the evening, without any 
previous chilliness, with burning thirst and subsequent sweat, 
the affection of the chest increasing. Cough in paroxysms, 
with difficult expectoration of clear, tenacious mucus, and with 



456 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

painful concussion in the shoulders, sometimes also with vom- 
iting of bile. Aching in the forehead, especially when open- 
ing (he eyes. Vertigo when raising the head. Red counte- 
nance. Ringing and pricking in the ears. Tongue coated 
yellow. Constipation. Sometimes pain and distention of the 
abdomen. Ann. II. p. 45. 

China cures intermittent fevers when the patient vomits, 
once or twice after the paroxysms. Ann. IV. p. 427. 

China, tertiana, now anticipating, now postponing, accom- 
panied with violent chills, pain in the region of the liver, vio- 
lent vomiting terminating in vomiting of bile, with great anx- 
iety, jaundiced color of the skin. Ann. II. p. 48. 

China I. A sort of febris helodes, with fever and ague 
type. 

Symptoms : Heat in all the blood-vessels in the evening 
when in bed, mingled with thrills of chilliness through all the 
limbs, with unquenchable thirst. Oppression at the stomach, 
bitter eructations, nausea, and inclination to vomit. Torment- 
ing, dry cough, as if coming out of the stomach. — Excessive 
sweat with loss of consciousness after two hours, and subse- 
quent great weakness. The sweat yielded to Satnbucus, the 
weakness to a third dose of China. Arch. V. 1. p. 91. 

China, repeated doses, not too small. 

First form: Quotidian. Chilliness; vertigo, pale coun- 
tenance, coldness, paleness of the hands and feet, retching, re- 
sulting in the expulsion of mucus. The heat is violent and 
lasts a long while ; headache, bright redness of the face, full, 
accelerated pulse. Dry, spasmodic, concussive cough, with 
aching pain in both hypochondria, and especially in the pit of 
the stomach. — Drowsiness. Sweat, in the night. Dry, spas- 
modic cough in the apyrexia. 

Second form: Tertiana. Violent chilliness and coldness, 
heat and thirst, also profuse sweat. Fever and apyrexia were 
characterized by bitter taste, eructations and vomiting ; the 
tongue was coated with a thick, brown-yellow coating. Pres- 
sure in the pit of the stomach. Pressure, pricking, and swell- 
ing of the region of the spleen. Pale-yellow complexion. 

Third form: Tertiana. Slight, short chilliness, followed 
by violent aching in the sinciput ; congestion of blood to head 
and face. — Tearing pain in the right temple and around the 
eye, the eye being red, hot, burning, and painful, and very sen- 
sitive to the light of day; lachrymation. General heat, but 
not intense, violent thirst. The paroxysm lasts from forenoon 
till evening ; profuse sweat in the night. During the apy- 
rexia the eyes are perfectly well ; but in the place of the oph- 



INTERMITTENT FEVER. 457 

thalmia anxiety, despondency and nervousness make their ap- 
pearance. A. h. Z. V. p. 87. 

Cina III. Quotidian in the case of a boy. 

Symptoms : Cadaverous complexion ; during the apyrexia 
the body was icy-cold, sometimes covered with cold sweat. 
Unceasing hunger : eats ravenously. Excessive emaciation. 
—Wakes frequently without any cause, howling piteously and 
tossing about. Arch. VII. 3, p. 52. 

Cina III 6 , four doses, one dose after every paroxysm ; four 
doses of Ipec. I 0000 had been given during the apyrexia. 
Quartan, 

Symptoms : Chilliness, slight and short ; violent heat with 
thirst. Headache, sometimes vomiting, with subsequent sweat ; 
followed by ravenous hunger. The fever discontinued after 
the third dose. Pr. G I. p. 182. 

Cina, intermittent fever with the following 

Symptoms : The chilliness is preceded by nausea, bitter 
taste, and sometimes mucous vomiting 5 bread tastes bitter. Af- 
terwards chilliness, followed in three or four hour* by sweat 
and canine hunger ; the hunger is also felt somewhat during 
the chilly stage. A. h. Z.l. p. 154 

Cina. Febris interm. cholerica in marshy regions during 
the hot months. Now quotidian, now tertian 

Symptoms: Now chilliness, heat and sweat; now only 
heat and sweat. The chilliness is preceded by inclination to 
vomit, or vomiting of the ingesta, and when the stomach is 
empty, vomiting of bile. Accompanied or followed by diar- 
rhoea, first faeculent, then bilious. H the diarrhoea does not 
take place before the chilliness, it takes place during the heat ; 
the evacuations occur in rapid succession. Countenance pale, 
mostly yellowish livid ; in the higher degrees of the fever the 
countenance is bloated, red, or has a bluish tinge. — Dilatation 
of the pupils ; the lids are brownish, the nose is sometimes 
pointed. Pale, bluish appearance around the mouth. The 
thirst generally occurs in the chilly stage, sometimes also in 
the hot, disappearing when the sweat sets in ; the thirst is vi- 
olent ; after drinking, the diarrhoea sets in. Sometimes pinch- 
ing pains in the umbilical region, or pain when touching it. — 
Sweat over the whole body, sometimes cool. The strength 
declines at che first onset of the fever ; the patient moans, toss- 
es about, or is indifferent, insensible. During the apyrexia, 
the vomiting and diarrhoea cease : the countenance becomes 
pale, the pupils remain dilated. The tongue is clean, or scarcely 
furred with transparent, yellowish mucus. Frequently there 
is hunger, or dry, spasmodic cough. The Cina was given as 

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458 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

an infusion of from 10 to 15 grains to two or three ounces of 
water, to be drank as warm as possible ; the dose to be re- 
peated several times. Cina has likewise proved curative in in- 
termittent fevers, when there was no vomiting but only diar- 
rhoea, or vice versa ; the dilatation of the pupils and the clean 
tongue were considered characteristic signs. A. h. Z. VI. p. 326. 
Coffea removed in ten minutes a frightful attack of colic, 
horripilation and restlessness with violent jactitation of the 
limbs during a paroxysm. A. h. Z. VI. p. 118. 

Drosera has cured intermittent fever with inclination to 
vomit. Ann. II. p. 48. 

Drosera, repeated doses, accompanied with hooping-cough. 
Symptoms : Violent chilliness with icy coldness of the pale 
hands and feet, and vomiting of bile. Heat with violent, ach- 
ing, beating pain in the head, and spasmodic, concussive cough. 
Apyrexia with gastric symptoms. A. h. Z. V. p. 162. 

Flammula jovis cures intermittent fevers. Arch. IV. 1, 
p. 117. 

Ferr^m acet., another dose in three days. Tertian. 
Symptoms : Headache, pressing in the forehead ; followed 
by violent chilliness lasting three quarters of an hour, with in- 
creased headache and much thirst. — Afterwards moderate heat 
and sweat.— Bitter taste. — Loss of appetite. — Constipation. — 
Yellowish complexion.— Great weakness.— Moderate headache 
during the apyrexia. J. d, h. H. III. p. 98. 

Hyosciamus I removed a case of quartan fever with dry ? 
nightly hacking cough disturbing sleep. Arch. IV. 1, p. 117. 
Hyosciamus IV 000 , xemoved twice a case of epileptic quo- 
tidian intermittent fever, occasioned by chagrin. 

Symptoms : Spasmodic drawing in the calves every noon ; 
shortly after cramp of the stomach. — The head is affected next, 
with loss of consciousness and violent epileptic spasms, for half 
an hour. Heat without much sweat, heaviness and vertigo in 
the head terminate the paroxysm. The apyrexia is characterized 
by great weakness ; fiery wheels before the eyes ; dry mouth ; 
frequent hiccough. Pr. C. I. p. 37. 
Ignatia III, one drop. Tertian. 

Symptoms : The paroxysm is preceded by violent yawn- 
ing and stretching.— Violent chill in the afternoon, especially 
along the back and arms, with thirst, for one hour. Followed 
by heat of the whole body, cold feet. Accompanied with in- 
ternal shuddering, not disappearing till sweat has broken out, 
the sweat lasting several hours. No thirst during the hot or 
sweaty stage. Pressing in the head from within outward, in 
short paroxysms, occasional tearing in the forehead, both those 



INTERMITTENT FEVER. 459 

symptoms being relieved by lying down. Dull aching pain in 
the pit of the stomach. Oppression of the chest. Appetite 
very great. Ineffectual desire for stool ; followed by hard stool. 
— Heaviness in the limbs, with pain in the joints. During the 
apyrexia great weariness and sudden bending of the knees. — 
Sleep sound with snoring breathing. — Taciturn, indifferent, 
starting. — Tongue coated white, and moist. — Lips chapped and 
dry. Countenance pale. Pulse small, somewhat accelerated 
during the paroxysm. Ann. I. p. 168. 

Ignatia X° cured a quotidian fever within two days. 

Spmptoms : Coldness in the evening for one hour and a 
half. Followed by heat lasting half an hour, with thirst, after- 
wards sweat with thirst, humming and pricking in the ears. 
Constipation. Ann. IV. p. 179. 

Ignatia has cured intermittent fevers when the thirst was 
present, only during the cold stage. Ann. IV. p. 427. 

Ignatia IV, administered after the hot stage had passed 
off, removed a case of tertian, after the third dose had been ad- 
ministered ; two doses of Ipec. having been given before. 

Symptoms : Chilliness, accompanied with great thirst, 
nausea, sometimes vomiting. Afterwards heat without thirst ; 
tearing pain in the forehead. During the apyrexia, headache, 
paleness of countenance, little appetite. Aching pain in the pit 
of the stomach. Weakness in the limbs. Pr. C. I. p. 179. 

Ignatia, four doses, removed a quotidian fever with violent 
thirst at the commencement of the violent and continuous chills, 
accompanied with still and taciturn disposition. A. h. Z. I. p. 
107, 155. 

Ignatia, every twenty-four hours, cured an intermittent 
fever accompanied with delirium, with ill humor and thirst 
during the chilly stage. A. h. Z. I. p. 164. 

Ignatia IV 00 , repeated after the next paroxysm. 

Symptoms : Violent thirst during the chilly stage, dimin- 
ishing when the hot stage set in. Vomiting of food, bile or 
mucus during the chilly stage. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 32. 

Ipecacuanha has cured intermittent fevers with little 
chilliness, gastric symptoms, and constrictive tightness of the 
chest. Ann. II. p. 47. 

Ipecacuanha, two doses; probably China-cachexia. 

Symptoms : Shuddering, and goose-skin ; afterwards 
flushes of heat ; both lasting a very short time. Appetite slight. 
— -Tongue coated white. — No thirst. — Stool rare and hard. — 
Heat in the stomach, resembling a feeling of hunger. — Taste 
frequently bitter in the morning. Water-brash, and strangula- 
tion from the stomach up to the throat, every day in the morn- 



460 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

ing. Red, itching spots on the right side of the chest, burning 
when scratched. Ann. II. p. 343. 

Ipecacuanha, two pellets every three hours during the 
apyrexia, is said to have cured a number of intermittent fevers. 
A. h. Z. II. p. 24. 

Ipecacuanha, four doses at equal intervals during the 
apyrexia, and one dose of Nux in the succeeding apyrexia, is 
said to cure intermittent fevers most certainly. Arch. XII. 2, 
p. 47, 113. 

Ipecacuanha IIP, three doses, one dose every four hours 
after the paroxysm, effected a considerable diminution of the 
febrile paroxysm. 

Symptoms : Violent coldness and thirst, afterwards heat 
with more moderate thirst during the evening and night, with 
some headache, and sourish sweat towards morning. The 
next paroxysm, which was very slight and consisted almost in 
mere coldness, accompanied with chronic costiveness, yielded 
to Nux. A. h. Z. IV. p. 15. 

Menyanthes is always useful in intermittent fevers with 
coldness in the abdomen. H. in R. II. p. 41. 

Mezereum. Tertiana. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness and coldness of the whole 
body for several hours, icy coldness of the hands and feet, with 
thirst. Sleep for several hours, with sweat, after the chilly 
stage had abated. Great paleness of face during the apyrexia. 
Dull aching pain in the head. — Loss of appetite. — Distention 
and hardness of the region of the spleen, with aching pain. — 
Sensitiveness to the cold air. General debility. A.h. Z. V. p. 273. 

Millepedes O, one drop, has cured ordinary intermittent 
fever. A. h. Z. I. p. 164. 

Natrum muriaticum X°°, one dose. Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Coldness of the body every day in the morn- 
ing, commencing at the feet. Two and a half hours after the 
chilliness, a general heat set in, lasting but a short while. Vio- 
lent thirst during the hot and the latter part of the cold stage. 
Headache after the heat — Little appetite. — Yellowish com- 
plexion. — Drowsiness in daytime. Ann. II. p. 338. 

Natrum mur. X°° ; afterwards two more slight paroxysms. 
Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Chilliness of one or two hours every day in 
the morning, with tearing in the bones and thirst. After- 
wards general heat, with violent tearing in the head and ex- 
cessive chilliness, for two or three hours. Yellowish com- 
plexion. Bitter taste. White tongue. No appetite. No sleep. 
Short cough. Weakness, also during the apyrexia. Eruption 
about the mouth. Almost constant pressure in the pit of the 



INTERMITTENT FEVER. 4Q\ 

stomach, extending as far as the right side of the abdomen. 
The pit of the stomach is painful to pressure. 

Natrum muriat. X°°; two more paroxysms. Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness lasting three hours, gene- 
rally early in the morning, with blue nails and chattering of 
teeth. Followed by heat lasting the same length of time, with 
redness of face, burning of the feet, obscuration of sight, vertigo, 
stitching in the whole head, and a good deal of thirst. Slight 
sweat. Pain in the back during the paroxysm. Little appe- 
tite. Ann. II. p. 340. 

Natrum mur. X°. Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Violent general chilliness lasting a few hours, 
in the morning. Followed by general heat and beating head- 
ache. Thirst after the chilliness and during the hot stage. 
Weakness and little appetite. Ann. II. p. 341. 

Natrum mur. X°. Tertian, anticipating. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness in the evening, with chat- 
tering of teeth.for three hours. Followed by mere increase of tem- 
perature of the skin, violent headache lasting four or five hours, 
as if the head would burst. Little thirst, little appetite. Hard, 
intermittent stool. Scurfy eruption on the lips. Ann. II. p. 342. 

Natrum mur. X°° ; three more feeble paroxysms. 

Symptoms : Chilliness in the morning, for one hour, anti- 
cipating, a couple of hours every morning, accompanied with 
external coldness, great thirst, and violent headache ; he feels 
giddy and stupid. Heat moderate, with some sweat. Great 
weakness, even during the apyrexia. Weak eyes. Stool hard 
and intermittent. Ann. II. p. 342. 

Natrum mur. X 000 , removed a case of tertian. 

Symptoms : About midnight sensation as of an electric 
shock through the body ; afterwards moderate heat with thirst, 
a couple of hours. Accompanied with headache, pain and 
stiffness in the left lumbar region. Sweat after the last parox- 
ysm. The apyrexia was characterized by weakness, want of 
appetite, headache. The remaining vertigo, headache, pressure 
at the stomach, and weakness, yielded to Nux. Ann. IV. 
p. 204. 

Natrum muriat. X 000 ; gradual decrease of the fever. 

Symptoms : Violent chill with thirst every fourth after- 
noon, blueness of the lips and nails, and spasmodic tightness 
of breathing. One hour after, the heat set in, lasting until 
night. Sweat after midnight. During the apyrexia pressure 
in the region of the liver, sometimes alternating with pain in 
the spleen. Labor-like drawing in the abdomen, more in the 
intestinal canal than in the womb. Sensation of pressure in 



462 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

the chest. Weakness and appearance as if worn out. Pr. C. 
II. p. 49. 

Natrum sulph. X° has cured several cases of intermittent 
fever. Arch. XL 3, p. 45. 

Nux vom. VIII, one drop. Complicated tertian. 

Symptoms : Sudden coldness of the arms and feet in the 
afternoon, chilliness occasioned by the slightest motion, accom- 
panied with heat, and a full, frequent pulse. — Headache, in 
the forehead, increased when stooping, as if the brain would 
fall out. — Ptyalism. Aversion to food. Desire for milk. 
Vomiting of the ingesta and of bilious mucus. After a meal, 
pressure in the pit of the stomach, flatulent colic and anxiety. 
Flushes in the abdomen, from below, with increased warmth 
in the head. Colic, with sensation of dryness on the lips and 
heat in the face. Urging desire for stool. After micturition, 
pressing in the neck of the bladder. Great weakness and 
emaciation. Irritated by the least trifle. Arch. V. 2, p. 77. 

Nux vom. X° ; three more paroxysms. Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Violent coldness in the afternoon for a quarter 
of an hour, with blueness of the nails ; followed by heat and 
thirst, lasting an hour and a half. Tongue coated white. 
Ann.' II. p. 343. 

Nux vom. V, half a drop. Tertian. 

Symptoms : Moderate chilliness in the morning, for two 
hours, with blue nails, without thirst ; the chilliness is pre- 
ceded by thirst. Afterwards great general heat, for three or four 
hours, with stitches in the temples and much thirst ; afterwards 
some sweat. Vertigo during the apyrexia, shaking sensation 
in the head. Weakness. Want of appetite ; every thing has 
a sharp taste. Eruption on the lips and nose. Retention of 
stool. The vertigo and shaking yielded to Pulsatilla. Ann. 
II. p. 343. 

Nux vomica has cured intermittent fevers characterized 
by thirst in the cold and hot stage, or by alternation of heat 
and coldness, or by the hot stage coming after the chills. Ann. 
IV. p. 427. 

Nux vom. V, one drop ; two more paroxysms. Tertian. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness, with shaking and chatter- 
ing of teeth, accompanied with thirst; after drinking the 
coldness increased. Heat after the lapse of two hours, and 
soon after sweat. Chilliness when moving about in the bed. 
Blueness of the face and hands during the cold stage. Ugly 
taste in the mouth. Loss of appetite. Retention of stool. — 
Sour eructations. Pain of the abdominal integuments. Heavi- 
ness in the head, especially when stooping. General debility 
after exercise in the open air. Ill humor. Ann. IV. p. 445. 



INTERMITTENT FEVER. 463 

Nux vom. X 000 ; two more slight paroxysms. Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Violent headache every morning, followed by 
heat, after which chilliness set in, both lasting upwards of an 
hour. During the apyrexia, weakness and slight appetite. 
Pr. C. I. p. 40. 

Nux vom., three doses, one every night. Tertian. 

Symptoms : Alternate chilliness and heat, more or less 
violent ; accompanied with complete loss of strength. Violent 
beating pain in the sinciput, especially when stooping, and 
during exercise in the open air. Bitter taste and eructations. 
Want of appetite. Costiveness. Yellowish complexion. — 
Tongue coated white. A good deal of thirst during and after 
the hot stage. A. h. Z. I. p. 105. 

Nux VOMICA. 

Symptoms : Stitches in the chest, back and thighs, short 
breathing, much thirst during the chilliness. Violent pain in 
the forehead after the chilliness. The thirst abates at the 
commencement of the hot stage, but the headache increases ; 
no sweat. A. h. Z. I. p. 154. 

Nux vom. removed a case of intermittent fever, complicat- 
ed with icterus. A. h. Z. I. p. 155. 

Nux vom. X, one of the principal remedies against inter- 
mittent fever, no matter whether postponing or anticipating. 

Symptoms : Chilliness, sometimes without, but generally 
accompanied with, long-lasting coldness of the whole body, 
chattering of teeth, icy coldness of the hands and feet, blue 
nails, no thirst ; tearing pains in the thighs and legs and in 
the small of the back. Afterwards, continual general heat 
with aching pain, especially in the sinciput ; redness of the 
face, violent thirst ; in some individuals a shivering comes on 
as soon as they move or uncover themselves. During the apy- 
rexia vertigo, heaviness and dulness of the head ; tearing, 
aching, beating pains, especially in the sinciput, in the temples. 
Wax-paleness of the face. Toothache. Clean tongue, or 
covered with thick, brown-yellow mucus. Loss of taste and 
appetite. Bitter, putrid taste. Nausea, bitter vomiting. Stitch- 
es in the region of the liver and right side of the chest. Great 
sensitiveness of the pit of the stomach to the touch, distention 
of the same. Aching, contractive pain of the stomach. Pain- 
fulness and distention of the left hypochondrium ; swelling of 
the spleen, not permitting any pressure. Turning to the right 
side is accompanied with a sensation as of a heavy body foil- 
ing over to the right side. Retention of stool. Stitches in the 
rectum. Dry night-cough. Emaciation, weakness. Anxiety, 
disconsolate mood, with violent weeping. Excessive sensitive- 
ness of temper. A. h. Z. V. p. 279. 



464 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

Nux vom. 20, two pellets, removed a case of quartan, char- 
acterized by periodical chilliness of the whole body and con- 
sensual suffering of the whole body. Hygea, I. p. 79. 

Nux vom. X 000 , two doses, removed a quartan of two 
years' standing, characterized by chilliness over the whole bo- 
dy, and great weakness. Hygea, I." p. 80. 

Opium, three doses ; quotidian, in the case of a boy. 

Symptoms ; Violent chills in the forenoon. Afterwards 
sleep with heat and subsequent sweat. Headache and general 
debility after waking. A. h. Z. I. p. 107. 

Opium relieved the sopor and convulsions with which the 
hot stage set in ; the fever itself yielded to Bellad. A. h. Z, 
I. p. 153. 

Opium II and X helped in fevers characterized by sopor and 
intermittent type. Arch. XV. 1 , p. 95. 

Pulsatilla IV ; one more feeble paroxysm. Tertian. 

Symptoms : During the apyrexia great heaviness of the 
whole body, with chilliness and drowsiness in daytime. Rest- 
less sleep at night with tossing and delirium^ watery diarrhoea. 
Arch. VII. 3, p. 49. 

Pulsatilla X°°, three doses, one every morning. 

Symptoms: Dry heat ; afterwards profuse sweat. During 
the hot stage the head feels very obtuse ; the heat is some- 
times accompanied with delirium or deep sleep, especially in 
children, who were attacked with this kind of fever every 
night : apyrexia in the daytime. Arch. XV. 1, p. 99. 

Pulsatilla, one dose ; repeated in a relapse. Tertian. 

Symptoms : Chilliness in the forenoon, with heat and 
sweat, those three stages not being distinctly separated one 
from the other ; a good deal of thirst, although the mouth was 
moist, not viscid. The paroxysm lasted until evening. — Vio- 
lent nausea, sometimes accompanied with vomiting. Head- 
ache and vertigo, the child staggers sideways. The nausea 
was previously relieved by Ipec. Ann. III. p. 44. 

Pulsatilla diminished a tertian fever, which was entirely 
removed by Bryonia. 

Symptoms : Headache ; the head feels as if too heavy. 
Stitches in the forehead, over the orbits, in the temples ; press- 
ing from within outward. The symptoms are increased by 
covering the patient up too much. The eyes are painful and 
sensitive to the light. Bad taste after every meal. Pressure 
and anxiety in the pit of the stomach. Heaviness, pressure, 
and tension in the stomach. Stool every two or three hours. 
Pain in the small of the back before and during the paroxysm. 
All the limbs feel bruised, and ache, with great weakness and 



INTERMITTENT FEVER. 4(35 

laziness. Chilliness without thirst at noon, from one hour 
and a half to two hours ; afterwards heat with thirst, desire 
for beer, great restlessness ; a good deal of redness in the face, 
full, hard pulse. The heat lasts until evening, when sweat 
breaks oat. Ann. III. p. 45, 46. 

Pulsatilla I V 000 ; two more feeble paroxysms. Tertian. 

Symptoms : Chilliness in the morning, heat half an hour 
after, and sweat two hours after the commencement of the 
heat. During the apyrexia vertigo and pain in the stomach. 
No appetite. Pr. C. I. p. 39. 

Pulsatilla IY 000 . Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness in the evening lasting one 
hour, followed by violent heat and headache, lastly sweat. 
During the apyrexia, continual, violent headache ; pain in the 
chest, violent cough with expectoration and bitter taste. Pr. 

c. i. p. 42. 

Pulsatilla IY 000 , two doses. Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Chilliness at noon lasting half an hour, follow- 
ed by heat lasting several hours, and sweat at night. During 
the apyrexia, headache, cough, without expectoration ; pain in 
the chest ; bitter taste, with clean tongue. Pr. C. I. p. 45. 

Pulsat. IV 000 ; the paroxysms became progressively 
weaker. Quotidian. 

Symptoms: Cramp-like drawing in the limbs. After- 
wards chilliness at noon for one hour, and heat for an hour and 
a half with subsequent sweat and debility. During the apy- 
rexia tearing headache ; stitches in the chest, cough with ex- 
pectoration. Bitter taste with tolerably clean tongue. Erup- 
tion on the lips. Restless sleep. Pr. C. I. p. 46. 

Pulsatilla IY 000 * one other weak paroxysm. Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Chills for half an hour in the afternoon, after- 
wards heat for two hours, with subsequent sweat. No partic- 
ular ailments during the apyrexia. Pr. C. I. p. 47. 

Pulsat. V 000 . Tertian. 

Symptoms : Chilly feeling in the back, extending from be- 
low upward ; afterwards chilliness for half an hour, followed 
by heat lasting one hour, and lastly, sweat. Thirst after the 
heat. During the apyrexia the tongue is coated white ; putrid 
taste, the appetite not being entirely wanting. Asthma ; cough 
with expectoration. (Edematous swelling of the legs in th 
evening. Constipation. Pr. Com. II. p. 46. 

Pulsatilla V oco } two doses. Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Chilliness for one hour in the morning, follow- 
ed by heat without sweat ; no thirst. Pain in the chest during 
the apyrexia ; cough in the recumbent posture, has to sit up 



466 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

in the bed in the night ; expectoration of mucus and rattling. 
Pr. C. II. p. 46. 

Pulsatilla V 0000 . Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Drawing in the limbs at noon, followed by 
chilliness until evening ; violent heat at night and sweat toward 
morning. Thirst during the hot and chilly stage. The apy- 
rexia is characterized by dreariness, vertigo, and pain in the 
head. Pricking in the precordial region, especially when 
coughing. Tongue coated white ; taste offensive. Want of 
appetite; constant eructations and inclination to vomit. Two 
or three diarrhceic stools every day. Frequent desire to uri- 
nate and to evacuate the bowel's. Ulcer on the left foot, remain- 
ing after the erysipelas. Pr. C. II. p. 48. 

Pulsatilla V 0000 , evening and the morning following. 
Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Chilliness in the evening for one hour, after- 
wards great heat with thirst and afterwards sweat during the 
night, with uneasiness ; face red. The apyrexia was charac- 
terized by aching pain in the chest with oppressed breathing ; 
cough with expectoration of saliva. Coated tongue with bitter 
taste. Little appetite. Constipation for eight days. Pr. C. 
II. p. 51. 

Pulsatilla, three doses, one every three days, effecting 
the diminution of the fever and sweat ; lastly Nux. Double 
quotidian. 

Symptoms :. Chilliness for a quarter of an hour in the fore- 
noon, with formication ; followed by cold, profuse sweat for two 
hours, without any previous heat, the feet being also very cold. 
The same paroxysm at eleven o'clock in the night, with sleep- 
lessness and profuse sweat. — The apyrexia is characterized by 
want of appetite, qualmish, saltish taste. Pain in the right 
half of the head and in a wound of the eye which had been 
inflicted by a blow. — A good deal of thirst. Catarrhal cough. 
Repletion in the stomach. Emaciation. Great weakness. Pr. 
C. II. p. 54. 

Pulsatilla IV 000 . Tertian. 

Symptoms : Icy-cold damp hands in the afternoon, pale 
face and lips, violent chilliness lasting one hour, followed by heat 
for two hours, without sweat or thirst. Aching in the right 
half of the forehead during the apyrexia. Moreover tearing 
pains in the eye ; touching the region of the pes anserinus 
causes violent pains in that region. Clean, moist tongue. Bad 
taste and smell. Stool three times a day. The remaining 
headache and itching in the right canthus (having set in in the 
place of the former pains) yielded to Puls. IV 00 . Pr. C. II. 
p. 57. 



INTERMITTENT FEVER. 467 

Pulsatilla, two more doses on the succeeding mornings. 
Tertian. 

Symptoms : The paroxysms anticipate four hours. Chilli- 
ness lasting an hour and a quarter, with headache. The hot 
stage is very short ; sweat and thirst setting in at once. — Short 
breath during the paroxysm. Debility. Aversion to food. — 
Purled countenance. Peevish, obstinate. I. d. h. H. I. p. 196. 

Pulsatilla X, repeated doses, has cured quartan charac- 
terized by chilliness, heat, little thirst, sweat. A. h. Z. VII. 
p. 327. 

Rhus X. Quotidian in nightly paroxysms. 

Symptoms : In the daytime the heart is constantly in a 
trembling motion. Clawing and pressing in the pit of the 
stomach, as if closed by swelling and with ulcerative pain in- 
ternally. Violent beating in the pit of the stomach causing 
anxiety ; it can be seen and felt. Anguish of death, and in- 
voluntary deep breathing from time to time. All these symp- 
toms were removed by Rhus. Arch. VII. 3, p. 51. 

Rhus. Two more paroxysms. Double tertian. 

Symptoms : Slight beating pain in the temples early in the 
morning. The mouth becomes slimy. Chilliness for three 
hours, commencing in the small of the back and thighs and 
extending over the whole body. Pain as after fatigue in the 
right hip and calf; tearing in the left leg. Thirst during the 
chilly stage. — Followed by general warmth, and slight chills 
during motion. — Countenance livid. — Eyes dingy. Lastly 
sourish-smelling sweat. — Ringing in the ears, increased in 
the hot stage ; deafness of hearing. Sleeplessness and dry 
coryza. The fever had become a double tertian after Nux, 
which had no good effect. Ann. I. p. 165. 

Rhus ; the paroxysms decreasing. Tertian, and two days 
previous, injury by straining a part in lifting something. 

Symptoms : Stupefying headache in the forenoon ; prick- 
ing pain in the chest, and sensation of repletion in the chest. 
Moderate chilliness for one hour ; almost an entire absence of 
dry heat, but sweat setting in shortly, and lasting the whole 
day with headache. Thirst from the commencement of the 
fever, but the patient does not drink. No appetite ; food has a 
flat, disagreeable taste. I. d. h. H. II. p. 169. 

Rhus helped in two cases where the tertian fever was ac- 
companied with an eruption of rash, disappearing again a few 
hours after the paroxysm, and leaving burning and redness of 
the sclerotica during the apyrexia. Ann. II. p. 397. 

Sabadilla X, three doses, cured a febrile paroxysm setting 
in after the influenza had been removed ; it took place every 



468 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

evening, consisted in mere coldness, and was accompanied with 
debility and anorexia. Arch. XIII. 2, p. 87. 

Sabadilla, three doses, administered a few hours previous 
to the paroxysms, removed a quotidian with nightly parox- 
ysms. 

Symptoms : Moderate chilliness, followed by thirst. Ex- 
tremely violent, continual heat with headache. A.h.Z. I. p. 
106. 

Sambucus relieved profuse sweats, a sort of febris helodes. 
Arch. V. 1, p. 90. 

Sepia, one dose, removed a quotidian with excessive thirst, 
diminishing the accompanying hooping-cough, in the case of a 
child. A. h. Z. I. p. 146. 

Sepia X, three doses, smelling, after three successive pa- 
roxysms ; twelve days after the last paroxysm the fever disap- 
peared. 

Symptoms : Chilliness in the afternoon, followed by heat 
lasting two hours ; sleep after the heat, and then cold sweat. 
Thirst before and during the chilliness. Yiolent tearing in the 
limbs during the chilliness, hands and feet being icy-cold, the 
hands becoming even dead. Cough during the chilly and hot 
stage with but little expectoration. Paleness of countenance 
during the apyrexia. Tearing in the head from one ear to the 
other. Tearing in the lower arms from the elbow to the fin- 
gers. Tearing in either knee-joint. Coldness of the hands 
and feet. He wants every thing to be very salt. Cough with 
expectoration of a small quantity of mucus, especially in the 
recumbent posture. For two months past swelling of the right 
testicle and spermatic cord as far as the inguinal canal, with 
intolerable pain when stooping or when drawing the clothes 
very tight. The affection of the testicle and spermatic cord 
yielded to China X°°. A. h. Z. VI. p. 90. 

Staphisagria has cured intermittent fevers consisting in 
evening coldness, without any subsequent heat. Ann. IV. p. 
427. 

Staphisagria afforded speedy help in a tertian fever with 
scorbutic affection. Ann. II. p. 397. 

Sulphur X°, one dose every four days, removed a quo- 
tidian, where other remedies merely afforded relief. 

Symptoms : Chilliness now in the forenoon, now in the 
afternoon ; previously thirst, occasioning a good deal of drink- 
ing ; the thirst existed during the hot stage. Vertigo ; a good 
deal of headache. Bitter taste. — Great debility. — Sweat at 
night — Cutaneous eruption with much itching. Pr. C. I. p. 
180. 



FEVER, WITH SOPOR AND AFFECTION OF THE HEAD. 459 

Thuya helped in some cases where the fever consisted in 
mere chills with external and internal coldness (in some cases 
thirst being present) followed by general sweat without any 
previous heat. Ann. II. p. 398. 

Valeriana has been useful in intermittent fevers without 
the chilly stage, with violent heat, thirst and dulness of the 
head. Ann. IV. p. 427. 

Veratrum IV cured a tertian of six months' standing, con- 
sisting merely in chilliness followed by warm sweat which soon 
became cold. Arch. VII. 3, p. 52. 

Veratrum ; one more feeble paroxysm. Quotidian. 

Symptoms : Violent chilliness and a good deal of thirst in 
the evening ; alternating at first with increasing heat ; accom- 
panied with vertigo and nausea. Continuous heat setting in 
after the lapse of two hours, with violent thirst, delirium, red- 
ness of face, and dulness of the head. Profuse sweat towards 
morning, without thirst and with a pale countenance. Sleep 
rare and unrefreshing. Pulse small and hard. Ann. I., 
p. 355. 

Veratrum IV 0000 , in a few days Carb. veg. X 000 . Pro- 
gressive improvement. Quartan. 

Symptoms : Chilliness, with great thirst ; afterwards little 
heat with slight thirst, cold feet, distention of the abdomen 
and pain in the small of the back. During the apyrexia cold- 
ness in all the limbs, cannot get warm. The region of the 
stomach is swollen, and a pressure is felt after a meal. Pr. 

a i.p. i8i. 

Veratrum ; the next paroxysm was weaker. Tertian. 

Symptoms: Violent chilliness lasting one hour, followed 
by dry heat and little sweat. Accompanied with violent thirst, 
and headache during and between the paroxysms. Paleness 
and emaciation. /. d. h. H. II. p. 170. 

7. FEVER, WITH SOPOR AND AFFECTION OF THE HEAD. 

Chamomilla. In the case of a child at the breast. 

Symptoms : Febrile sopor, with jactitation of the limbs 
and starting. Great restlessness. Short, moaning breathing. 
Much thirst. Face and hands are alternately hot and cold ; 
now one of the cheeks is hot and red, now the other pale and 
cold ; at times both cheeks are pale and cold, with hot fore- 
head. Sometimes sweat breaks out. Photophobia. Tume- 
fied margins of the eyelids. Exclaiming during sleep. Ex- 
claiming when touched, and retention of urine. Frequent 
small green diarrhoeic stools. Ann. II. p. 42. 



470 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

Opium II and X, helped in fevers characterized by sopor ; 
the patients did not complain of any thing, and had no other 
want except to drink. Constant sopor ; dulness of the head 
and vertigo when raising the head. Arch. XV. 1, p. 98. 

Opium 11° removed the stupor in a case of fever. Ann. 
II. p. 187. 

Pulsatilla IV, two doses. Febrile sopor. 

Symptoms : Constant sopor, with bland delirium ; makes 
all sorts of movements with the mouth, points with his fingers 
in every direction without consciousness. Bilious vomiting ; 
a good deal of thirst and internal heat. Stares at those who 
talk to him. Three diarrhoeic stools at night. Distended 
abdomen, but not hard. Dry tongue. Ann. I. p. 197. 

Pulsatilla X°°, in a teaspoonful of water, removed febrile 
sopor in a boy, with neglected gastric derangement. A. h. Z. 
V. p. 245. 

Pulsatilla III, one drop. Fever, with affection of the 
head. 

Symptoms : Alternation of chilliness and heat in the head. 
No thirst during the chilly stage, a little thirst during the heat 
of the head, but no desire for cold drinks. During the hot 
stage the scalp is cold to the touch. Violent stitching pains in 
the head, from the vertex down to the eyes. The pain is 
somewhat relieved when closing the eyes ; vertigo when open- 
ing the eyes and when raising the eyes. Dizziness in the 
head at night ; all things turn in a circle. Burning in the 
eyes. No appetite or taste. Dry mouth. The menses consist 
rather in mucus than in blood, but are profuse ; preceded by 
jerking stitches through the abdomen. Dry coryza and want 
of smell. Cough, with accumulation of mucus in the chest. 
Sleep restless. Ann. I. p. 1, 2. 

8. LENTESCENT FEVERS. 

Belladonna is especially suitable in the lentescent fevers 
of children, with violent abdominal sufferings and involuntary 
discharge of faeces, generally occasioned by induration of the 
mesenteric glands. Likewise in such fevers as accompany 
organic defects in other systems of the organism. Arch. IX. 
3, p. 36. 

Calcarea X°, and in twelve days Sulphur. In the case 
of a child of nine years. 

Symptoms : Frequent dry, short cough. Continual dry, 
almost burning heat, abating only a little at times, with small, 
accelerated pulse. Little thirst. Scanty, turbid urine. Skin 



ERYSIPELAS. 471 

flaccid, dry, and feeling like parchment in the joints. Great 
emaciation. Sunken countenance, dim eyes. Considerable 
debility ; is unable to maintain himself on his legs, lies con- 
stantly on one side, in a state of apathy. No appetite. Stool 
every three, four days, scanty. Complains of pain in forehead 
and abdomen. Anxiety in the evening, sometimes delirium. 
Ann. IT. p. 195. 

Ipecacuanha I, one drop, every four hours, four drops in 
all. Lentescent fever in a girl of ten years. 

Symptoms : Evening fever, with great restlessness and 
uncomfortableness. Slight chills, followed by dry heat which 
lasted for hours and occasioned anxiety ; burning in the palms 
of the hands, pricking sweat at night. Pulse 130-140. Skin 
like parchment. Emaciated. No appetite, except for dainties. 
Breathing hurried and oppressed. Short, dry cough when 
lying on the right side. Loss of breath during the slightest 
motion. Complete apathy. Exacerbation every other day. 
Arch. XIII. 1, p. 86. 

Nux vom. frequently suitable against lentescent fevers. 
Hart. pr. Erf. 1. p. 29. 

Sulphur 0°, removed hectic fever in a boy of six years, 
within ten or twelve days. 

Symptoms : Frequent dry cough in short turns. Hurried 
breathing during sleep. Sweat over the whole body, especially 
the head. The nose is generally dry, frequently "big and red. 
The upper lip is thick. Face pale and puffed. Debilitated. 
Dreads the open air. Little appetite. The urine is now clear, 
now turbid, and depositing a thick sediment. Every afternoon 
slight general heat, hands and forehead burning, and the 
cheeks exhibiting a circumscribed redness. Peevish, out of 
humor. Ann. III. p. 260. 

9. ERYSIPELAS. 

Belladonna has effected the cure of erysipelas. Arch. 
YI. 2. p. 73. 

Bellad. X° has been exhibited against an erysipelatous 
inflammation of the border of the sole of the foot ; a brighter 
spot of the size of a pin's head rose in the darkest region of 
the inflammation ; this spot became transformed into an abscess 
during the use of Silica X 2 , two doses ; when opened, it was 
found to harbor a worm of the species trichocephalus. A. h. Z. 
I. p. 140. 

Graphites is very efficient against erysipelas with or 
without vesicles. In one case the erysipelas was first seen in 



472 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

the face, with acute fever, and then spread over the whole 
body, advancing an inch every day. Graphites X°° effected 
a cure. A. h. Z. I. p. 71. 

Pulsatilla. Erysipelas of the foot. 

Symptoms : The dorsum and bottom of the foot are swol- 
len, red, burning, stinging and painful when touched. Blue- 
red, hard, painful, burning spot on the dorsum of the foot. 
Ann. II. p. 15. 

Rhus X, and in eight days Ars. X. Erysipelas of the arm 
after venesection, occasioned by tying up the 'arm too tightly. 

Symptoms : The arm is considerably swollen from the 
shoulder down to the fingers, erysipelatous and covered with 
vesicles all over. The skin around the orifice in the vein had 
become dead, covering a serous fluid which became afterwards 
converted into an ulcerated surface, from which spalecated 
cellular tissue had to be removed. Violent internal heat, much 
thirst ; restlessness. Sleeplessness ; irritating sweat. Turbid 
urine. Soft, frequent, frequently intermitting pulse. Pr. C. I. 
p. 3. 

Rhus removed a violent, dark-red inflammation, with vesi- 
cles, occasioned by mustard plaster ; a violent tearing pain in 
the head and teeth was likewise removed. Pr. C. I. p. 7. 

Rhus X removed an erysipelatous inflammation and swell* 
ing of the arm. Arch. XII. 2, p. 94. 

Rhus Y, swelling of the foot, which had been treated with 
leaves ; the dorsum of the foot was covered with pus upon a 
red base ; the space around looked erysipelatous. A. h. Z III. 
p. 64. 

Silicea X 00 cured an induration of the cellular tissue, in 
a child, affecting the whole lower arm. Pr. C. I. p. 25. 

Sulphur has frequently and speedily removed erysipe- 
latous conditions of the face and feet, which would not yield 
to Belladonna. A. h. Z. III. p. 138. 

10. SCARLET-FEVER. 

Aconitum and Mercurius sol. afforded distinguishes 
help in a case of scarlet-fever with excessive inflammation ol 
the throat. A. h. Z. I. p. 155. 

Ammonium carb. has been recommended in scarlet-fever. 
A. h. Z. III. 113. 

Belladonna X, one drop. 

Symptoms: Troublesome itching of the whole body. 
Smooth scarlet-eruption on the chest, back and abdomen. Pain 
in the throat when swallowing. Pain in the eyes. Occasion- 



SCARLET FEVER. 473 

ally a headache. Afterwards delirium. Swelling of the sub- 
maxillary glands. Much thirst, without fever properly so 
called. 

Second Child. Bad sleep ; does not want to take any 
breakfast. Cold, pointed nose, sunken countenance ; blueness 
around the mouth. Afterwards fever with stupefaction of the 
head, somnolence and moist skin. Next day the eruption broke 
out, the fever continuing, the head being quiet, but oppressed 
with sleep. 

Third Child. Pain in the head and throat, moderate fever 
until the eruption came out, when the fever increased. The 
children left their beds after the 7th day. Arch. III. 1, p. 31. 

Belladonna X, keeping the child moderately warm. 

/Symptoms : Loss of appetite and heaviness in the head, 
despondency and indolence. A few days after, alternation of 
chilliness and heat, restless sleep with starting and tossing 
about. Lastly the face and hands became puffed, bright-red, of 
the color of boiled lobsters. The redness was perfectly smooth 
and shining, like erysipelas ; on the next day other parts were 
covered, the redness diffused almost imperceptibly into the 
white parts, and formed, as it were, large flames, more or less 
vivid. Accompanied with violent febrile heat and great thirst. 
Short breathing. Has great trouble in swallowing liquids. 
Delirium at night, and even in the daytime. Urine very red. 
Stool intermittent. Skin dry. Discouraged. Arch. VI. 2, 
p. 25. 

Belladonna VIII, one drop. Scarlet-fever complicated 
with small-pox. 

Symptoms : Five days after the vaccination strong febrile 
heat and uneasiness, increasing from day to day. On the 7th 
day, all the limbs trembled with febrile heat. A good deal of 
thirst, with difficult deglutition. The eyes are red and sensitive 
to the light ; the pupils are contracted. Irritation of the senses. 
The skin of the whole body looks swollen, covered with smooth, 
even, bright-scarlet redness. Every pock had sunk in, as if it 
would dry up. On the following day, after taking the Bella- 
donna, fever and redness of the skin had disappeared ; in the 
evening the small-pox fever broke out, the pocks went through 
the period of efflorescence, and terminated in the regular man- 
ner. Arch. VII. 1, p. 76. 

Belladonna has been frequently given twice in scarlet- 
fever, with striking benefit, provided the same or other symp- 
toms indicative of Bellad. returned a few days after the 
effect of the first dose had subsided. Arch. XII. 2, p. 16. 

FF 



474 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

Belladonna VIII, one drop. In the case of a girl of fif- 
teen years. 

Symptoms : Drawing pains in the lower limbs for a few 
days past, disturbing dreams, enuresis nocturna ; coryza, head- 
ache, chills. Afterwards violent aching in the head, especially 
the occiput and forehead, as if the eyes were pressed out. 
Tearing and stitches in the whole head. Vertigo, and some- 
times luminous vibrations before the eyes. Redness of the 
albuginea. Dilatation of the pupils. Red, hot countenance. 
The cavity of the mouth is very red, the posterior part being 
covered with mucus. The tonsils are somewhat swollen and 
painful during deglutition. The tongue, especially the borders, 
are bright-red, with prominent papillae, and white and dry in 
the middle portion. Tolerable appetite. A good deal of thirst. 
Tearing in the lower extremities, especially the knees, and 
sensation as if they would break down. Tensive pain in the 
hands, which are somewhat bloated. Stool hard and scanty. 
Small, elevated, scarlet-red spots in various parts, especially 
on the extremities, some of them diffusing into one another, 
forming flat surfaces, others being detached. The skin is hot, 
dry, itching and burning. Internal chilliness. Weakness ; 
anxiety. On the 4th and 5th day after the administration of 
Belladonna, Aconite was administered on account of night- 
ly cough, tearing in the extremities and headache ; after the ad- 
ministration of the Aconite, the malady ran to a speedy termi- 
nation. Ann. I. p. 45. 

Belladonna X, one drop. In the case of a scrofulous child 
of two years. 

Symptoms : Sleepless and restless at night. — After this, the 
skin of the whole body, especially of the neck, chest, abdomen 
and hands became dark-red, smooth, dry and hot. — Itching. — 
Puffed countenance. — Dim eyes, dilated pupils. — Headache. — 
Loss of appetite. — Red, dry tongue and inflamed tonsils. — 
Short, dry cough ; difficult, hurried breathing. — Obstinate. — 
Pulse frequent. — The improvement commenced on the fourth 
day. 

Belladonna X. Girl of seventeen years. 

Symptoms : Tearing headache. — Vertigo. — Pain in the 
throat; stinging during deglutition. — Tongue coated yellow. — 
Alternation of heat and chilliness. — Violent thirst. — Costive- 
ness. — Afterwards the whole body was covered with smooth 
scarlet-redness. — The tonsils and the external parts of the neck 
were so much swollen that she was scarcely able to swallow a 
drop of water without being in danger of suffocation. — Violent 



SCARLET FEVER. 475 

fever ; hard, full and slow pulse. — Skin burning hot. Ann. L 
p. 229. 

Belladonna was not sufficient in an epidemy ; Mercury 
and even Nux had to be given on account of the ulcers in the 
throat and mouth, and metastatic swellings, such as buboes, 
etc. Ann. I. p. 228. 

Belladonna X, half a drop. A female of forty-three 
years. 

Symptoms : Sudden and violent chills, for two hours, after- 
wards dry heat with stinging pain in the tonsils during and 
between the acts of deglutition, accompanied with swelling of 
the tonsils. — Next day the chest, arms and face were covered 
with the eruption, afterwards the abdomen and feet, the inflam- 
mation of the throat and the fever decreasing. — On the sixth 
day the patient had recovered, desquamation having set in all 
over the body. Ann. II. p. 241. 

Belladonna X, repeated doses (in some cases every three 
hours), sometimes alternated with Aconite, has been found 
very useful in epidemic scarlatina, characterized by violent 
delirium. A. h. Z. I. p. 164. 

Phosphorus X°. Malignant scarlatina. 

Symptoms : Smooth, fiery-red eruption over the whole 
body. — The whole body is glowing ; skin dry. — Pulse quick 
and hard. — Tongue dry as wood, covered with a thick, brown- 
black crust. — Lips dry, covered with brown crusts. — The gums 
and teeth are covered with black, tenacious, viscid mucus. — 
Sopor with delirium. — Incontinence of urine. — Constipation. — 
Difficult deglutition ; the beverage flows out again. — After- 
wards the hearing and speech disappeared almost completely. — 
Occasional exclaiming, rearing of the whole body, and boring 
with the head into the pillow. — Two days after, another dose 
of Phosphorus ; on the re-appearance of the sopor Coffea 
II and Aconite X° were given alternately every four hours. 
— A subsequent violent inflammation of the throat yielded to 
Merc. sol. IY°. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 98. 

Rhus X helped in a complicated case. 

Symptoms : Dark redness from the head to the toes. — Af- 
terwards a multitude of vesicles containing a yellow purulent 
fluid. — Burning heat. — Great thirst. — Somnolence, starting ; 
restlessness. — Painful, ineffectual urging to evacuate the blad- 
der. — Retention of stool. — The fever disappeared on the third 
day, with considerable desquamation setting in. Pr. C. I. p, 6. 

Sulphur 60° helped in a case where the eruption had sud- 
denly disappeared. 

Symptoms : A good deal of sleep, starting, the eyes being 



476 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

wide open and distorted. — Pulse quick, but small. — Skin dry ? 
but not hot. — In another case Sulphur helped, in conjunction 
with Coffea and Aconite, for the sopor. — Phosphorus re- 
moved the falling off of the hair. Arch. XIV. 3, p. 100. 

Sulphur X°, removed all danger where Belladonna was 
of no avail. 

Symptoms : Fiery eruption over the whole body, the skin 
being glowing hot. — Constant delirium, forty-eight hours after. 
— The face was bright-red and swollen. — Tongue dry, cracked, 
red as cinnabar, covered here and there with brown mucus. — 
Obstruction of the nose. — Pulse small , quick and hard, — Con- 
stipated. A. h. Z. III. p. 137. 

In case of relapse, or for the after-diseases, have been suc- 
cessfully administered : 

Acidum phosp., one drop in one ounce of distilled water, a 
teaspoonful every four hours, when the disappearance of the 
exanthema occasioned a violent involuntary diarrhoea, the bev- 
erage flowed back through the nose, and the child was lying in 
the bed doubled up. A. h. Z. II. p. 187. 

Helleborus, in other cases Rhus, removed the subsequent 
dropsy. A. h. Z. II. p. 23, 

Aconite VIII s , two doses in rapid succession, followed by 
Belladonna X 5 , and in four days X 000 7 removed an after- 
illness occasioned by a cold. 

Symptoms : Drawing, tearing, burning pains in both lower 
limbs, with swelling and some redness around the ankles ; is 
not able to tread. — Constipation. — Frequent chilliness, the body 
feeling hot to others. — Restless sleep, with moaning and groan- 
ing. Pr. C. I. p. 220. 

Belladonna is a prophylactic against scarlet-fever. When 
scarlet-fever and purpura miliaris are combined, Belladonna 
has to be given in alternation with Aconite ; the latter being 
given first, when the purpura is more violent, and vice versa ; 
the Belladonna is given twelve or sixteen hours after the 
Aconite, and the Aconite again six or seven days after the 
Belladonna. Arch. IX. 3, p. 56. 

11. PURPURA MILIARIS. 

See Annals II. p. 234, and IV. p. 1. 

Aconitum VIII, one drop, two doses in four days. 

Symptoms : The disease sets in with vomiting and diar- 
rhoea. — Most parts of the body are covered with purpura milia- 
ris. — Violent fever. — Skin dry, itching. — Head dizzy, stupefied. 
— Pulse frequent, irritated. — Throat inflamed ; glands swollen. 
— Cough violent and painful. — Frequent colic between the 



PURPURA MILIARIS. 477 

scrobiculus cordis and umbilicus. — Bleeding from the nose, 
three or four times a day, preceded by violent prickings in the 
temples, and haemoptysis at the commencement. Arch, III. 1, p. 34. 

Aconitum diminished the congestion to the head, ailments 
of the throat and fever in an epidemy, and warded off the dan- 
ger. Belladonna was useful when the tonsils were swollen. 
Bryonia removed a violent pain in the shoulder, which oc- 
curred at the time of desiccation, and was increased by motion. 
Arch. VI. 3, p. 64. 

Aconite, epidemic eruption with the following symptoms : 

Violent vomiting of bile, obtuse ness of the head, and pain 
in the throat. — Purled countenance ; eyes dim and watery. — 
Sometimes symptoms of encephalitis. — Violent synochus ; or 
synocha when increasing to a higher degree. — Urine fiery and 
hot — Constipation. — No appetite. — A good deal of thirst. — 
Tongue coated white. — Oppressed breathing. — Pulse full and 
frequent. — Most of the time the patient slumbers with starting. 
— The eruption appears on the second and third day, first on 
the neck, and the upper limbs, and gradually spreads over the 
trunk downwards. — The eruption was not as dark-colored as 
in purpura miliaris, nor so bright as in scarlatina. — No eleva- 
tion was perceptible to the touch ; upon a more close inspection 
all the pores of the skin were found inflamed and somewhat 
elevated, and the portions of skin between the pores were more 
or less red. — The pressure of the finger leaves a white spot as 
in scarlatina, but the skin sweats all over. — Desquamation 
after three or four days, first in the face, and gradually down- 
ward. Arch. VII. 1, p. 160. 

Aconitum, one drop of the sixth potency every forty-eight 
hours, proved a prophylactic against the epidemy ; the cure 
was accomplished by means of two doses of Aconite IV and 
a dose of Cofpea I. Ann. I. p. 43. 

Aconitum X, every day from one to two doses, has been 
successfully employed in several epidemic eruptions. 

Symptoms : Weariness, ill humor, shuddering mixed with 
heat, one or two days before the appearance of the eruption ; 
pale face, pain in the throat, vomiting. — The eruption con- 
sisted in small, more or less bright or dark, red, smooth little 
spots of the size of a pin's head up to the size of a lentil. — The 
middle of the spots is of a brighter red, the edges seem effaced, 
afterwards the spots flow together, assuming an even scarlet 
appearance, at times over the whole body, at times over single 
large surfaces. — In the former case the fever increases, in the 
latter the general feeling of health is scarcely affected. — In 
many cases the red parts are covered with innumerable, exces- 



478 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

sively small vesicles filled with a serous fluid. — In other cases 
the vesicles were larger, at some distance from one another, and 
filled with a yellowish white fluid. — On the first and second 
day the tongue was coated white or yellowish, afterwards 
bright-red, shining, sometimes parched. — The eruption lasted 
from three to six days. A. h. Z. V. p. 20, 21. 

Belladonna X. Purpura miliaris. 

Symptoms : The whole surface of the body was covered 
with scarlet redness and dotted with miliary vesicles. Prick- 
ing in the parotid gland and the fauces, which are painful as if 
swollen. When swallowing, touching the parts, or turning the 
head, she threatens to suffocate, especially owing to a dry feel- 
ing in the mouth, although the mouth is moist and lined" with 
mucus. Every liquid she swallows flows back by the nose, 
Hoarseness ; tickling in the pit of the throat, with dry cough. 
Sleeplessness ; horrible fancies when closing the eyes, convul- 
sions and startings. — The eyes are red and sugillated. Urine 
blue-red. Stupefying headache with loss of consciousness. 
Arch. V. 1, p. 100. 

When purpura miliaris and scarlet-fever are combined, it 
is difficult to determine which remedy ought to be given first. 
If the fever be a real synocha, with increase of heat, restless- 
ness, and anxiety, Aconite ought to be given first, and after- 
wards Belladonna against the inflammatory angina. If the 
synochus be predominant from the first, in this case the treat- 
ment may be commenced with Bellad. It is frequently ne- 
cessary, in sensitive individuals, to give a dose of Coffea, on 
account of the violent pains and the weeping mood. Arch, 
IX. 3, p. 57. 

Dulcamara has proved a specific in an epidemic eruption 
which was a complication of scarlatina and purpura miliaris. 
Arch. XIII. 1, p. 82. 

12. MEASLES. 

See Arch. XII. 2, p. 155, etc. Pr. C. II. p. 33. 

Aconitum was given first in epidemic measles, afterwards 
Bryonia or Pulsatilla, according to circumstances. Arch. 
YI. 3, p. 65. 

Aconitum cured thirty-six children in a few days. If it 
was given before the exanthema had fairly come out, the de- 
velopment of the eruption ceased for one day, after the lapse 
of which period a general desquamation set in, and the dis- 
ease passed off without any trace. After-diseases were ex- 
tremely rare. Arch. VII. 1, p. 64. 



MEASLES. 479 

Aconitum, generally only one close. 

Symptoms : Vertigo ; dim eyes. Pricking in the eyes. 
Sensitiveness to the light. Coryza. Puffed countenance. 
Sore, rough throat. Dry, hollow cough. Want of appetite. 
Dirty, yellow- white tongue. Vomiting. Colic. Weakness. 
The eruption came out within three to twenty hours, without 
much erithism, first in the face, then on the body, and lastly on 
the limbs. — In some children the eruption was bright-red, in 
most pale-red, rarely confluent. The fading away of the 
eruption took place as suddenly as the eruption appeared. 
Light sweat, and slight diarrhoea with colic, concluded the 
disease. When the Aconite was given in the precursory stage. 
the eruption was frequently prevented ; when given during 
the eruptive stage, the eruption faded away in twenty-four 
hours. Arch. VIII. 1, p. 86. 

Aconitum and Pulsat. moderated the eruption and seem- 
ed to act as prophylactics. For this purpose Aconite X c 
was given first, Pulsat. VI twenty-four hours after ; in a 
few days again Aconite, then again Pulsat.. and so on. 
Arch. X. 1, p. 76. 

Aconitum VIII 000 , three doses every other day. 

Symptoms : Vertigo when sitting up. Single stitches in 
the forehead. Redness of the face. Putrid and bitter taste in 
the mouth. Tongue coated white. — Pressure in the pit of the 
stomach increased by eating. When taking deep breath, turn- 
ing to one side and coughing, the patient feels a pricking in the 
right side over the hip, towards the small of the back. No 
stool. Scanty and rare emission of mine. Frequent sneez- 
ing. Short breath with moaning. — Violent, dry cough, with 
titillation in the throat and stitches in the side and back. Lit- 
tle sleep, with vivid dreams, startings. Chills through the 
whole body, with subsequent heat and some sweat. Moderate 
thirst. The eruption appeared in the night following. The 
remaining vertigo, bitter taste, sneezing, titillating cough, were 
removed by Nux. Jinn. II. p. 232. 

Aconitum VIII, two doses in three days. 

Symptoms : Violent ophthalmia. Great general heat, the 
face being burning hot and red. Continual, rough, hollow, 
scraping, dry cough. Nightly sleeplessness and great uneasi- 
ness. Ann. II. p. 233. 

Aconitum VIII ; repeated in two days. 

Symptoms ; Violent colic. Constipation. Frequent desire 
to urinate, with scanty emission. Frequent, dry and hollow 
cough. General heat with dry skin ; Frequent bleeding of 
the nose. Swollen, puffed countenance. Eruption over the 
whole body. Ann. II. p. 233. 



480 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

Aconitum X, one drop, morning and evening, in epidemic 
measles. 

Symptoms ; More or less cough, coryza, photophobia, la- 
chrymation, headache, fever and eruption. — In some children 
vomiting and diarrhoea. Frequent violent colic in the umbili- 
cal region. Considerable ophthalmia. Pneumonia. Quinsy 
after the eruption, frequently. In many patients the eruption 
had a typhoid character, or was complicated with white milia- 
ria, or with other symptoms. Arch. XII. 2, p. 155. 

Belladonna is indicated when the thirst is violent ; pain- 
ful stinging in the throat, with swelling ; dry cough fatiguing 
the chest, with fluent coryza and shortness of breath. Redness 
of the eyes with profuse lachrymation. Anxiety, with ere- 
thism of the nerves and sleeplessness. Arch. IX. 3, p. 58. 

Belladonna was suitable when the children cried at every 
paroxysm of cough. Also when the parotid glands were 
swollen, with ptyalism. Pr. C. II. p. 38. 

Belladonna X°. In a boy of seven years. 

Symptoms : Disappearance of the eruption after having 
been out twenty-four hours. After this disappearance a sec- 
ond eruption broke out, miliary, white, with dry heat, thirst, 
delirium. Great asthma, the trachea seemed straightened. 
Complains of her throat with a hoarse voice ; is unable to 
swallow any water. Colic. The danger was over in six 
hours ; eight days after, Sulphur was given for the roughness 
and the scraping in the throat. Arch. XII. 2, p. 158. 

Belladonna X°. After the disappearance of the eruption. 

Symptoms : Hurried breathing ; every inspiration appears 
to be troublesome. Stitches in the chest when breathing and 
coughing. Violent, dry heat ; delirium ; sweats only about 
the head. Sore throat ; difficult deglutition. Colic. Arch. 
XII. 2, p. 159. 

Belladonna. Irregular eruption of measles. 

Symptoms : Violent headache and internal shiverings. 
Startings of the limbs with spasmodic contraction of the fingers 
and toes, and much pain. Hoarseness, is unable to speak. 
Arch. XEI. 2, p. 160. 

Belladonna rendered good service in difficult eruption of 
the measles, when the cerebral system was principally affected ; 
Pulsatilla and Mercurius when the abdomen were the 
chief seat of the disease. Pr. C II. p. 38. 

Bryonia X 000 . Affection of the chest. 

Symptoms : The measles had appeared only on the head 
and the lower limbs. Stitches in the chest when breathing 
and coughing. Frequent, short, dry cough. Tearing in the 



MEASLES, 431 

limbs. Occasional shivering, with violent heat. Arch. XII. 
2, p. 159. 

China III 000 afforded help in one case which was charac- 
terized by violent colic and unquenchable thirst. Arch. XII. 
2, p. 158. 

Morbillin, 2d potency, two pellets, shortened the course 
of the disease considerably, converting the measles into a be- 
nign eruption. It likewise proved useful in the epidemic oph- 
thalmia which appeared together with the measles. A. h. Z. 
II. p. 181. 

In other cases, Morbillin X was administered, but with 
the same success. A. h. Z. V. p. 54. 

Nux vom. X° 00 . After the measles. 

Symptoms ; White miliaria. Internal shiverings every 
morning, followed by violent heat for three or four hours, with 
delirium and subsequent profuse sweat. A good deal of thirst 
during the heat and sweat. Constipation. No appetite. Arch. 
XII. 2, p. 165. 

Phosphorus X° removed the following symptoms which 
appeared ten days after the measles : 

Lies in apparent loss of consciousness, still, the eyes half 
closed. Heat, little cough, no thirst ; no appetite. Thin and 
flocculent stool. Tongue and palate are covered with a white, 
viscid substance ; lips are entirely black. No pain ; great 
debility. The white miliary eruption scales off. The spasms 
were somewhat mitigated by Sulphur. The improvement 
was very gradual after the Phosphorus, and in eight days the 
recovery was perfect. Arch. XII. 2, p. 162. 

Phosphorus rendered the quickest help in some cases of 
measles, with dry cough, vomiting, or inclination to vomit. A. 
h. Z. II. p. 69. 

Pulsatilla IV, one drop. Retrocession of measles. 

Symptoms : Hardness of hearing. A yellow, watery fluid 
runs out of the ear. The region behind the ear is inflamed 
and swollen. Tearing pains in the head, but especially in and 
behind the ear. No appetite ; mouth dry, without thirst. 
Face puffed and bright-right. Skin dry. Pulse hard, small. 
Complete sleeplessness. Another cold occasioned lockjaw, 
with tearing in the jaws ; this was removed by Bellad. X. 
Arch. YIII. 3, p. 144. 

Pulsatilla is the best remedy in retrocession of the mea- 
sles, when there is much hoarseness. A. h. Z. I. p. 154. 

Pulsatilla brings out the eruption in 2, 4, or 6 hours. A. 
h. Z. II. p. 69. 

Pulsatilla IV°°. Measles fully developed. 



482 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

Symptoms : Continual dry, short cough. — The throat feels 
too tight when breathing. — Stitches in the chest when cough- 
ing. Arch. XII. 2, p. 161. 

Stramonium IV 000 was preferable to Aconite in epidemic 
measles characterized by violent erethism. 

Symptoms : The face was bright-red and puffed previous 
to the appearance of the eruption. — Great heat and profuse 
sweat. — Delirium ; the children see rats, mice, etc., from which 
they endeavor to hide themselves.-In some children the pha- 
rynx was spasmodically affected, making deglutition difficult. 
Stramonium moderated the fever and the delirium, and facil- 
itated the eruption of the measles, which ran through their 
regular course. Pr. C. I. p. 59. 

Sulphur has been found especially useful, when the oph- 
thalmia was violent, and the eruption slight. A. h. Z. I. p. 160. 

Sulphur 2, \ gr., frequently facilitated the eruption when 
other remedies were of no avail. Pr. C. II. p. 38. 

Sulphur X°, frequently removed roughness of the throat 
remaining after measles. Arch. XII. 2, p. 160. 

Sulphur X°. After the measles had run through their 
regular course. 

Symptoms : Violent, dry heat. — Lips and tongue are cov- 
ered with a brown-black, thick, viscid lining. — No thirst, but 
dry heat. — No pain. — Apathy. — Constant cough, with copious, 
viscid, purulent expectoration. When the cough is violent, a 
stitching is felt in the chest. — Diarrhoea day and night. Arch. 
XII. 2, p. 100. 

Sulphur X°. During the course of the measles. 

Symptoms: Tearing and beating in the head. — Violent 
pain in the ears. — Deafness. — Purulent discharge from the ears. 
— Sleeplessness. — Breathing short and hurried. — Pains in all 
the limbs. — Paralytic feeling. Arch. XII. 2, p. 161. 

13. RUBEOLA. 

There is but one short notice of rubeola extant ; they were 
very much like measles, were accompanied with loose cough, 
and were cured with Aconite, and Belladonna. A. h. Z. 
I. p. 147. 

14. NETTLE-RASH. 

Aconitum VIII 000 , early in the morning, and Nux vom. 
X 00 in the evening. Febrile urticaria. 

Symptoms : Face blood-red, glowing with heat. — Trem- 
bles ; is scarcely able to raise himself. — Nettle-rash over the 



SMALL-POX, VARIOLOID. 483 

whole body. — Violent chilliness when uncovered. — Pulse hard, 
frequent. — Thirst and oppression of the chest. — Short, heavy, 
moaning breathing. — Difficult speech. — Hoarse voice. — Sen- 
sation as if a ball were lodged in the throat, making speech 
impossible and hindering the breathing. — Violent headache. — 
Constipation. — Dry, burning-hot skin. — Great anguish and in- 
ternal restlessness. Ann. IV. p. 97. 

Arsenicum is one of the remedies against chronic nettle- 
rash. A.h. Z. I. p. 52. 

Carbo veg. likewise. A. h. Z. I. p. 52. 

Copaiv^e bals. produces nettle-rash and gastric symptoms. 
A. h. Z. I. p. 101. 

Dulcamara VIII. Chronic urticaria. 

Symptoms : Nettlerash, itching, burning, preceded by a 
pricking sensation over the whole body. The following symp- 
toms had appeared quite suddenly: dangers of suffocation, 
great nausea with cold sweat on the forehead, anxiety, heat 
alternating with coldness and paleness ; these were removed 
by Ipec Arch. IV. I. p. 115. 

Dulcamara is the best specific against febrile urticaria. 

Symptoms : White, irregular, elevated blotches, surrounded 
with red areolae, as if occasioned by nettles. — Itching, burning, 
after scratching. — The eruption comes out in the warmth and 
disappears again in the cold, appears on the extremities, in 
the face, on the chest and back. — Fever, headache, loss of appe- 
tite. — Bitter taste. — Tongue coated with mucus. Nausea.— Vom- 
iting. — Aching, intense pain in the pit of the stomach and the 
precordial region. — Restlessness ; sleeplessness ; night-sweat. 
Turbid, dark, urine. — Diarrhoea. — Pain in the limbs. A. h. Z. 
V. p. 163. 

Hepar sulp., repeated doses, has been found very useful 
in an obstinate case of constantly returning nettle-rash-shaped 
eruption on the hands and ringers. Arch. XII. 2, p. 28. 

15. SMALL-POX, VARIOLOID. 

Aconitum X°, next day Belladonna X°, removed the 
heat, congestion to the head, and, apparently, to the throat, in 
the case of a child of six weeks. — The child became quiet and 
had an appetite until the termination of the disease. A. h. Z. 
III. p. 184. 

Aconite or Belladonna are always indicated, according 
to circumstances. A. h. Z. I. p. 156. 

Arsenicum is useful, when the throat becomes in- 
flamed owing to pocks being located in the cavity of the 



484 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

mouth and fauces ; also for the hoarseness proceeding from a 
similar cause. A. h. Z. II. p. 74. 

Belladonna X 5 removed an inflammation of the mem- 
branes of the brain, which had been brought on by a cold 
caught during the course of the small-pox fever. A. h. Z. V. 
p. 265. 

Bryonia X, one-fourth of a drop, removed dropsical accu- 
mulations in the abdomen, during an eruption of small-pox. A. 
h. Z. IV. p. 200. 

Bryonia X, one drop, every 24 hours, removed the precur- 
sory symptoms, such as headache, nausea, vomiting, pain in the 
back and small of the back, with a bruised feeling all over. A. 
h. Z. II. p. 74. 

China IV, one drop, three doses, one every three hours, re- 
moved the diarrhoea which occurred during the suppurative 
stage in malignant, black small-pox, together with the oppres- 
sion and anguish in the chest. A. h. Z. II. p. 74. 

Coffea 6 removed sleeplessness, bilious vomiting and head- 
ache occurring during the eruption of natural small-pox. A. h, 
Z. IV. p. 265. 

Mercurius is the best remedy in the suppurative stage, 
were it only on account of the ptyalism ; it is likewise suitable 
in the diarrhoea occurring in the last stage. A. h. Z. I. p. 156. 

Solanum mammos. IV° has effected the speedy cure of a 
sort of varicella, the desiccation commencing on the day follow- 
ing. Arch. XIV. 2, p. 94. 

Sulphur V°° has proved a prophylactic to many persons 
who exhibited already the precursory symptoms of small -pox; 
the exanthem did not make its appearance ; in other cases where 
the eruption had entered upon the second stage, a few doses 
of Aconite were given previous to the Sulphur being adminis- 
tered ; which shortened the two last stages of the disease con- 
siderably. In some cases of varioloid, where the disease had 
reached the eruptive stage, the course was so much shortened 
that the pocks dried up speedily, and no new pocks made their 
appearance. Ann. IV. p. 304. 

Sulphur X 000 prevented the eruption of secondary small- 
pox, which frequently occasioned the loss of sight and hearing. 
A. h. Z. III. p. 100. 

Variolin proved such an excellent remedy, that not one 
died either with small -pox or varioloid, not even pregnant fe- 
males (whereas many had died formerly) ; the eruption was 
light and without danger. Variolin cured likewise a danger- 
ous variolous ophthalmia. Arch. XIV. 2, p. 104. 

Variolin X°°, another dose next day on account of delir- 



SMALL-POX, VARIOLOID. 485 

inm having set in ; two more doses on the 5th and 16th day. 
The disease lasted twenty days from the eruption to the com- 
plete desiccation. 

Symptoms : Some pocks had come out ; an immense 
number was coming out ; they appeared afterwards in the 
mouth, nose and urethra. — Pulse hard, irritated. — Face hot, 
glowing, red. — Delirium with open eyes, uses wrong words 
frequently, and sees ghosts. — The eyes are red, shining, 
fiery. — All her movements are sudden, animated. — Hurried 
speech. — Violent thirst. — The second dose produced a general 
feeling of comfort. 

Variolin X 000 , one dose. The disease lasted five days. 
In a child of seven weeks. 

Symptoms : Violent heat all over the body. The child is 
very nervous ; weeps all the time. The whole body is covered 
with small, red, elevated stigmata and blotches ; on the back 
there are some pocks almost fully developed. The fever dis- 
appeared the next day ; the pocks ceased to grow, and those 
which had come out dried up very soon. Pr. C. II. p. 59. 

Variolin X°°, in a fortnight, and in three weeks VI°° 
Another small-pox eruption made its appearance in the form of 
an after-disease. 

Symptoms : Violent ophthalmia with photophobia. Copi- 
ous lachrymation. Stinging pains in the eye ; has to press 
something hard against the eyes all the time. In spite of reme- 
dies, a pannus came on, hindering sight altogether. Variolin 
restored the sight completely. A. h. Z. II. p. 88. 

Variolin 3°°°, removed within ten hours violent burn- 
ing pains in the feet in a young man of eighteen years, sick 
with small-pox. The eruption was very thick and of a miliary 
character, with violent fever and delirium ; the whole body 
swelled up, and the red eruption looked as if it had been pressed 
down, like herpes. Variolin changed the exanthem to fine 
large pocks, which dried up soon. A. h. Z. VI. p. 79. 

Variolin, 1st trituration, a few doses in two days, dimin- 
ished the fever very speedily, and caused the few pocks which 
had come out, to run speedily through their course, and to dry 
up ; the disease was completely cured in from five to seven 
days. A.h. Z. VI. p. 306. 

Vaccinin I (3d trituration of the cow-pock crust), 2 gr. 
Real small-pox in a girl of nineteen years. 

Symptoms : Chilliness, fever, violent pain in all the limbs, 
especially in the axillae and in the small of the back. Two 
days later, eruption in the face, increasing until the whole body 
was covered, the fever continuing, but without the chilliness. 



486 FEVER AND ACUTE EXANTHEMATA. 

The pustules were large, depressed, resembling a split pea ; 
those in the face were filled with whitish pus, on the abdomen 
and limbs they were redder, and the lymph was more trans- 
parent. Face and hands were considerably swollen. Is unable 
to lie down, nor can he be turned on account of the soreness and 
the pain in the limbs. Anxiety, oppressed breathing, is only 
able to utter single words. Violent dry heat. Small quick 
pulse. Thirst. Dry black-coated tongue and teeth. Loss of 
appetite. Constipation. The improvement was very rapid ; 
the course of the disease was very benign. A. h. Z. II. p. 149. 

Yaccinin I 000 , (prepared from the transparent lymph of 
pocks of seven days standing.) The precursory symptoms, 
and a few stigmata which had come out already here and 
there, disappeared in a few hours. 

Vaccinin 1°. In the case of a child which had been cov- 
ered with small-pox for three days past, they dried up the next 
day. 

Yaccinin I oco , administered on the seventh day. On the 
eighth all the pocks were covered with a brown crust, and all 
the imperfectly developed pocks contained yellow pus ; the des- 
quamation took place a few days later. A. h. Z. IY. p. 46. 

Yaccinin I, II, 2 to 10 pellets, cured an eruption which 
was composed of rash, measles, varicella, and real pocks. 

Symptoms : Red spots, like flea-bites, some of them in- 
dented irregularly, of the size of an inch, partly with, partly 
without pustules, the pustules themselves being partly red, 
partly hard, lentil-shaped, some of them vesicular, and pro- 
vided with yellow, elevated tips, some exhibiting navel-shaped 
slits, some itching and others not itching ; all this in the same 
individual. Some patients were affected with inflammation of 
the brain and abdomen, others exhibited convulsive symptoms. 
The disease ran through its course very easily. 

Yaccinin 2 000 and II 0000 , has proved an excellent remedy 
and prophylactic in small-pox. 

Yaccinin I 000 , six doses, helped in malignant confluent 
small-pox. On the 22d day Sulphur X 000 was exhibited, fol- 
lowed by perfect recovery. 

It has been observed that the cicatrices of those who were 
treated with Yaccinin, were not as blue or deep as the cica- 
trices of those who were treated with other remedies. A. h. Z. 
Y. p. 177. 



CHINA-CACHEXIA. 4Q7 

XXI. 

MEDICINAL DISEASES. 
1. CHINA-CACHEXIA. 

Arnica, three doses in twelve days ; the two first of the 
first, the last of the third potence. A weak infusion was di- 
rected to be applied on the feet at the same time. Abuse of 
Cinchona in a case of intermittent fever, 

Symptoms ; Face puffed, yellowish, eyes faint. Breath- 
ing hurried and wheezing. Abdomen hard and distended. 
The feet were affected with erysipelatous inflammation as far 
as beyond the ankles. Head and forehead oppressed and dull. 
Putrid taste and eructation. No appetite, oppression of the 
chest. Short, dry and hacking cough. Pressure transversely 
across the epigastrium. One or two stools a day preceded by 
frequent urging. Chilliness in the evening. Pulse slow and 
rather hard. Tongue covered with a thick yellow coating. 
Weakness and tearing pains in the tarsal joints. Ann. I. 
p. 170. 

Arnica, tinctura fort., a small portion of a drop, speed- 
ily removes China-cachexia. Ann. IV, p. 275. 

Arnica, one dose, removed important morbid phenomena 
produced by quinine. A. h. Z. I. p. 146. 

Belladonna has to be employed in China-cachexia, when 
the following symptoms are present : 

Extreme sensitiveness of the nerves ; every little noise 
makes an excessive impression upon the nerves : all those 
things which act upon the senses, are unpleasant to the mind. 
Trembling weakness in all the limbs. Dilatation of the pu- 
pils. Faint eyes surrounded with blue margins ; or else puff- 
ed, livid countenance, the whites of the eyes having assumed 
a yellowish tinge. Tearing headache, returning periodically, 
especially in the temples, excited by noise. Great debility and 
drowsiness, without being able to go to sleep ; or else restless 
sleep, disturbed by anxious dreams, or attacks of real anguish, 
or by sudden flushes of heat. — Anxious, moaning, oppressed 
breathing. Distention of the abdomen, especially a protrusion 
of the transverse colon, which has the appearance of a big 
pad and feels like it, being very sensitive to pain, and painful. 
Arch. IX. 3, p. 33. 

Ferrum is also one of the remedies against China-cachexia ° 



488 MEDICINAL DISEASES.^ 

but only one case of its use is on record. In that case it 
removed the debility, the stiffness and heaviness in the legs. 
The other symptoms yielded to Arnica and Ipec. Arch. I. 1, 
p. 99. 

Ipecac. I, two doses, one every day. 

Symptoms : The limbs feel bruised ; disagreeable creep- 
ing sensation in the joints as if gone to sleep. The legs are heavy, 
stiff, weary. — Irritation of temper ; every little noise makes 
him angry. Extreme impatience. Inclination to scorn every 
thing, and to be angry when other people do not feel as scorn- 
ful as he does. Frequent starting during sleep ; frequent 
emission of anxious moaning sounds. Ferrum was given 
after the Ipec Arch. I. p. 102. Comp. Ann. I. p. 171. VII. 1. 
p. 44. 

Mercurius sol. IV, gr. jfc. In the case of a child of four 
years. 

Symptoms ; Sunken, livid countenance. The child does 
not see. Eyes without lustre. Skin rough, dry, dirty yellow. 
Nose and lips blackish. The tongue has a woody feel, is hard, 
dry, covered with a blackish coating. Aversion to food. De- 
sire for beer. Rising of fetid air and gulping up of a rancid 
fluid. The ingesta are passed undigested ; accompanied with 
frequent expulsion of a sanguinolent tar-like substance, ex- 
coriating the anus, with moaning. Prolapsus ani. Scanty 
urine of bright-red color, becoming soon cloudy and emitting 
an intolerably fetid smell ; the urine is passed involuntarily. 
Distention of the abdomen ; touching the abdomen causes 
great pain, and distortion of features. Difficult, short, audible 
breathing. Violent palpitation of the heart. Has no rest in 
any position of the body ; is most comfortable when lying 
with the legs drawn up. Constant moaning. Answers no 
questions. Restless and out of humor. Somnolence. Con- 
stant coldness of the whole body. (Edematous swelling of 
the feet extending up to the knees. General emaciation. Ir- 
regular, scarcely perceptible pulse. The improvement com- 
menced on the second day, and the recovery was perfect after 
the lapse of three or four weeks. Arch. XII. 2, p. 90. 

Veratrum III, one drop ; another dose in six days and 
another some time after ; after some time another dose of the 
13th potency. 

Symptoms : Heat and starting at night ; no refreshing 
sleep ; lies frequently in a state of irritation, with closed eyes 
and full consciousness. Oppression and dulness of the fore- 
head, or sinciput, even the hairs are painful. In the open air 
the eyelids become puffed, and after a sleepless night, the 



MERCURY-CACHEXIA. 489 

lachrymal gland becomes enlarged. The nose is constantly- 
dry. Humming in the ears. The tongue is occasionally co- 
vered with a viscid mucus. In the nape of the neck a draw- 
ing tensive sensation is sometimes felt extending as far as the 
occiput, and abating when an evacuation of the bowels takes 
place. Eats without appetite. After a meal, great anguish, 
wants to eructate, and is not able. The colon feels as if nar- 
rower than usual ; when the food got there, a shoving and 
scraping was felt in that part for two hours, paralyzing the ac- 
tivity of the whole body and the mental faculties. This sen- 
sation is also excited by mere talking. No stool. The loins, 
legs and feet sweat most. Arch. VII. 1, p. 45. 

2. MERCURY-CACHEXIA. 

Aurtjm rio" ; two doses a day, four grains of pure gold be- 
ing used until the completion of the cure. Abuse of mercury 
in the treatment of gonorrhoea and chancre. 

Symptoms : Sunken, yellowish, faint look, oppressed 
breathing. Frequent, short, sometimes dry, sometimes moist 
cough. Disturbed digestion. Bad appetite. Alternate diar- 
rhoea and constipation. Exhausting night-sweats. Indistinct 
voice, nasal tone. Liquids come out by the nose partially. — 
Fetid ichor from the nose. Fetid breath. Several ulcers in 
the mouth of a bluish color, piercing the palate ; the tonsils are 
swollen and corroded by ulcers. Small particles of bone had 
been discharged through the nose. Dull hearing ; a fetid hu- 
mor comes out of both ears. Whizzing and singing in the ears 
alternate with boring pains in the interior of the ears. Painful 
swelling of the pericranium in the upper region of the hairy 
scalp. Itching pimples on the hairy scalp and forehead. Pe- 
riosteal swellings of one forearm and tibia. Tearing bone-pains 
in the limbs at night. Desponding and desperate. Arch. II. 
2, p. 95. 

Aurum ro-oo o". Poisoning by mercurial ointment. 

Symptoms : No air through the nose. The nostrils are 
stopped up with a yellowish ulcerated crust ; when blowing 
the nose, a sanguinolent pus of a fetid odor is expelled. The 
nasal bones, frontal bones and upper jaw are swollen, red, sting- 
ing and painful, especially in warmth. The eyes and that 
portion of the eyelids in the inner canthus are somewhat red- 
dened and protrude, affected with a burning pain. Headache 
when the head becomes cool. Tearing morning and evening, 
extending from the right knee along the thigh up to the groin. 
Irritable temper, inclining to weep. Arch. II. 2, p. 133. 

GG 



490 MEDICINAL DISEASES. 

Aurum IV, \ gr. removed a mercurial bone-pain in the upper 
jaw ; penetrating through the bone low down, with purulent 
discharge from the nose. Arch. VIII. 2, p. 70. 

Aurum I, -J- gr. After the interna] and external use of mer- 
cury. 

Symptoms : Red, inflamed nose ; ulcerated cavity of the 
nose, covered with dry, yellow scurf, with sensation as if the 
nose were stopped up. A yellow-green matter flows out of the 
other nostril. The nasal bone is painful to the touch. Sweet 
taste on the tongue. Fetid smell from the mouth. Frequent 
pains in the bones at night. Sad, desponding, discouraged. 
Ann. I. p. 164. 

Aurum VI, one drop, every fortnight; six doses of which 
cured a young man who had been treated for syphilis with 
mercury, causing all his hair to fall off and ulcers to come out 
on his tongue all the time. A. h. Z. II. p. 75. 

Belladonna procured speedy relief, and Arsenic, Chamo- 
milla and China cured a case of mercurial cachexia. 

Symptoms: Emaciation; livid countenance. Cadaverous 
odor from the mouth. The teeth are brown-yellow and loose ; 
the gums are lead-colored and covered with aphthae. Taste 
like putrid eggs. Voice feeble and nasal. Is unable to swal- 
low. The liquid flows back through the nose. Troublesome 
dryness and violent burning in the throat. The fauces look like 
a decaying lump of flesh, from which a corrosive humor oozes 
forth, trickling down the oesophagus. Arch. VII. 1, p. 61. 

China removed the nervousness in a mercurial cachexia, 
likewise the dread of dogs and other animals which was per- 
ceptible in the night, and restored the night's rest. Arch. XIV. 
1. p. 137. 

China X°°, ten doses, afterwards Arnica and Rhus, re- 
moved a case of mercurial cachexia. 

Symptoms : Emaciation and debility. Headache, pressing 
from within outward, accompanied with vertigo. Face and 
lips are yellow-pale. The eyes are half closed, dim, watery, 
with burning pain in the eyes. The tongue is black-brown, 
dry, trembling during motion. The throat is painful during 
deglutition, without however being sore. Frequent thirst. No 
appetite. Thick urine. Pressing pain on the left side of the 
abdomen. Stool every two days, with shivering over the body. 
Difficult breathing, with tensive pain in the chest, and accom- 
panied by dry cough. Weariness of the whole body. Rest- 
less sleep, sometimes accompanied with much sweat. Inclines 
to start, and to weep. A horribly smelling ulcer on the leg, 
with darting pain at the base and surrounded with red mercu- 
rial ointment. A. h. Z. IV. p. 97. 



SULPHUR-CACHEXIA. 49 J 

Iodine is said to be a distinguished remedy against mer- 
curial ptyalism, mercurial ulcers in the mouth, and sponginess 
of the gums. A. h. Z. III. p. 176. 

Hepar sulp. and Acid nitr. alleviated somewhat, but 
Carbo veg. and Staphisagria removed entirely a mercurial 
cachexia which was probably complicated with syphilis. 

Symptoms: Swelling of the cervical glands and tonsils. 
Coryza in one nostril. Ulcers on the soft palate and tonsils. 
Ulcerated gums, standing off from the teeth. Stitching pain in 
the articulations of the jaws when opening the mouth. Draw- 
ing-tearing pain from the cheeks into the ears and temples. 
Ann. IV. p. 429. 

3. SULPHUR-CACHEXIA. 

Mercurius is a suitable antidote, when the itch had been 
treated with large doses of sulphur, giving rise to a sulphur- 
cachexia. A. h. Z. V. p. 232. 



the end. 



LIST OF NAMES 



OF THE 



DISEASES TREATED OF IN THIS VOLUME. 



A. 




Bleeding at the Nose, . 


79 


Abscesses of the Mammae, . 


309 


Boils, .... 


423 


Acidity of the Stomach, . 


121 


Burns, 


426 


Affections of the Digestive 








Apparatus, 


106 


C. 




Affections accompanying Den- 




Canine Hunger, 


106 


tition, .... 


94 


Carbuncle, . . . 


422 


Affections of the Eyes, . 


52 


Catarrh, .... 


245 


Affections of the Extremities, 


312 


Chlorosis, .... 


213 


Affections of the Gums, 


84 


Cholera, .... 


154 


Affections of the Heart, . 


310 


" Asiatic, . 


159 


Affections of the Knees, 


329 


Cholerine, .... 


164 


Affections of the Nose, 


76 


Chronic Affections of the Liver, 127 


Affections of the Urinary Or- 




Concussion of the Brain, 


39 


gans, 

Affections of the Organs of 


185 


Colic, .... 


131 




Colic of Lying-in Women, 


231 


Speech, 


93 


Coxarthrocace, . 


408 


Affections of the Fauces and 




Congestions, 


408 


Throat, .... 


95 


Constipation, 


239 


Affections of the Stomach, 


122 


Consumption, see phthisis, . 


299 


Affections of the Trachea, . 


270 


Corns, 


425 


After-Pains, 


282 


Coryza, ... 239 


,244 


Ailments during Pregnancy, 


222 


Cough, suffocative, 


255 


Amaurosis, 


64 


" whooping. 


255 


Amenorrhcea. — Ailments ac- 




Croup. — Angina Membrana- 




companying Amenorrhoea, 


205 


cea, 


265 


Aneurism by Anastomosis, . 


411 


Crusta Lactea, . 


343 


Aphthae, ... 83 


241 


Crying, .... 


239 


Apoplexy, 


40 


Curvature of the Spine, . 


352 


Apparent Death, . 


244 


Cyanosis, .... 


397 


Asthma, .... 


288 






Atrophy, .... 


403 


D. 








Debility, .... 


406 


B. 




Delirium Tremens, . 


6 


Bite of a Viper, 


426 


Diarrhoea, .... 


172 



494 



LIST OF NAMES OF DISEASES. 



Diseases of the Mind, . 5 
Diseases of the Head and 

Brain, .... 23 

Diseases of the Face, . 43 



Diseases of the Ears, 



72 



Diseases of the inner Mouth 

and of the Teeth, . 80 

Diseases of the female Organs 



of Generation, 



197 



Diseases of the male Organs of 

Generation, . . . 191 
Diseases of Infants, . . 239 
Diseases of the Bones ; Caries, 354 
Diseases of the Respiratory- 
Organs, .... 244 
Dislocation, spontaneous, . 414 
Divers Abnormal Phenomena 

about the Eyes, . . 68 

Dropsical Swellings ; Anasar- 
ca, .... 387 
Dropsy of the Brain, . . 39 
Dysentery. — Diarrhoea resem- 



bling Dysentery, 
E. 



169 



Eclampsia ; Catalepsy, . 378 
Epilepsy, .... 368 
Eruptions, .... 332 
Erysipelas, general. . . 471 
" of the Face, . 47 

Erysipelatous Inflammation of 
the Mammae, . . .230 



F. 



Fainting, . 
Farsightedness, . 
Fetor from the Mouth, 
Fevers, nervous, . 

" rheumatic, . 

" intermittent, 

" with sopor, . 

" lentescent, 

" inflammatory, 

" bilious, 

" gastric, 
Frozen Limbs, 
Fungus Medullaris in the Eyes, 71 
Fungus Hematodes, . . 410 

G. 

Galactirrhcea. — Deficiency of 

Milk, .... 233 
Gangrene, . . . .416 
Gangrenous Vesicles, . 422 



384 
68 
81 
439 
447 
447 
469 
470 
428 
431 
434 
424 



Gastric Affections, 


. 136 


General Affections, . 


332 


Glandular Affections, . 


. 391 


Goitre, Struma, 


105 


Gonorrhoea, . 


. 195 



Going to sleep of certain Limbs, 384 

Gout, 324 

Gravel, .... 187 

H. 

Hardness of Hearing, . . 74 
Haematemesis. — Morbus Niger, 111 
Hematuria. — Diabetes, . 189 
Hemorrhoidal Complaints, 181 
Haemoptysis, Hemorrhage 

from the Lungs, . . 297 
Heart-Burn, ... 106 
Hemorrhage from the Eyes, 52 
Hernia, . . . 166, 240 
Herpetic Eruptions, . . 336 
Hiccough. .... 106 
Hoarseness, .... 259 
Hypochondria, Hysteria, . 19 

I. 
Impotence, .... 194 
Incarcerated Hernia, . 168 

Incipient Putrefaction of the 

Uterus, . . . .231 
Inflammation of the Brain, 36 

Inflammation of the Eyes, 53 

Inflammation of the Buccal 

Cavity, .... 81 

Inflammation of the Stomach, 123 
Inflammation of the Liver, 124 
Inflammation of the Throat, 

(Angina,) ... 97 

Inflammation of the Intestines, 

and Peritonitis, . . 130 
Inflammation of the Prostate 

Gland, . . . .193 
Inflammatory Rheumatism, 312 
Influenza. — Grippe, . . 261 
Injuries, external, . . 411 
Ischias, Coxalgia, . . 330 

Itch-like Eruptions, . . 347 



Jaundice, 



J. 
L. 



Lethargy, . 
Leucorrhoea, 
Luxation, spontaneous, 



395 



427 
211 
414 



LIST OF NAMES OF DISEASES. 



495 



M. 

Mania, Craziness, . . 8 

Marasmus, . . • 403 

Measles, .... 14 
Medicinal Diseases, . . 14 

Melancholia, ... 14 

Menstrual Disturbances, . 191 
Metrorrhagia, Menorrhagia, 214 
Metritis, . . . • 197 
Miscarriage, , • • 220 

Morbid Phenomena of the Eye- 
lids, .... 71 
Morbid Alvine Evacuations. — * 

Diseases of the Rectum, 169 
Morbid Phenomena remaining 

after the Cholera, . . 165 
Morbid Phenomena during the 

Act of Parturition . . 226 
Morbid Phenomena during 

Confinement, . 228 

Morbus Maculosus Werlhofii, 410 



N. 

Nsevi Materni, . . 411 

Nephritis, Cystitis, . . 188 

Nettle-rash, ... 188 

Nocturnal Blindness, . . 67 

Nymphomania, . . 220 

O. 

Orchitis, . . . .191 
Organic Changes of the Uterus, 219 
Otitis, (Inflammation of the 
Ear,) .... 72 



P. 

Pain in the Ear, . . 73 

Pains in the Spermatic Cord, 194 
Pain in the Chest, . . 271 
Pain in the Back, . . 328 
Panaritium, .... 426 
Paralysis, .... 379 
Parotitis, . . . .96 

Particular morbid Phenomena 

of the Stools, ... 180 
Particular morbid Phenomena 
of the female Organs of Gen- 
eration, .... 198 
Photophobia, ... 67 

Phlegmasia Alba Dalens, . 232 
Phthisis, .... 299 
Plica Polonica, . . . 347 
Pneumonia. — Pleuritis, . 273 



Pollutions.— Lewdness, 

Porrigo, - . 

Prolapsus Recti, . 

Psoitis, .... 

Prolapsus Uteri, . 

Prosopalgia, or Pain in the 
Face, 

Puerperal Fever, 

Purpura Miliaris, . . 

Pustulous Eruption of Lying- 
in Women, 

R. 

Ranula, .... 
Raphania, .... 
Rash, .... 

Rhagades, .... 
Rheumatism, Pain in the 

Joints, .... 
Rickets, .... 

Roaring in the Ears, 
Rubeola,. 
Rumination, . 
Running from the Ears, 



194 
344 
181 
153 
219 

43 
234 

477 

233 



83 
358 
240 
425 

313 

352 

74 

483 

113 

74 



S. 

Scarlet Fever, 

Scirrhus, .... 

Scrofula, .... 

Sea-Sickness. — Ailments from 
Riding in a Carriage, . 

Sleeplessness, 

Small-pox, 

Somnambulism, 

Soreness of the Mammse — 
Weaning, .... 
4 Soreness, .... 

Soporous condition during 
Confinement, 

Spasm of the Stomach, Stom- 
ach-ache, 

Spasms, . . . 241, 

Spasmodic Sneezing, 

Sterility, .... 

Stomacace (Putrefaction of the 
Mouth), .... 

St. Vitus' Dance, 

Syphilis, .... 

Sycosis, .... 

Swellings and Tumors, 

Swelling of the Testes ; Hy- 
drocele ; Pain in the Scro- 
tum, 192 



472 
393 
350 

111 

427 

484 
428 

229 
240 

231 

113 

359 
244 
220 



374 

398 
491 

385 



496 



LIST OF NAMES OF DISEASES. 



Taenia, .... 

Telangiectasia, . 

Toothache, 

Tracheitis, . . . . 

Tumors, . 


. 129 
411 

. 84 
269 
385 


U. 

Ulcers, general, 
Ulcers in the Mouth, . 
Ulcers in the Nose, Ozsena, 


416 

81 

77 


V. 

Varioloid, 

Various kinds of Cough, . 


. 484 
247 



Varieties of Headache, . . 23 
Varieties of Idiocy, . . 5 
Various abnormal Symptoms, 185 
Vertigo, . . . . 21 
Vesicular Eruption, Pemphi- 
gus, 342 

Vomiting, .... 107 



Vomica, 



W. 



288 



Whooping-Cough ; Suffocative 

Cough, . . . 255 

T^prm Affections, . . 128 

Z. 
Zona, .... 342 



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